Thoughts on how the Japanese define “family,” confusion over English lyrics in Japanese songs, and how to tell a Korean from a Japanese
We've got a bit of a running joke in our family. South Korean television dramas are popular in Japan, and ...
We've got a bit of a running joke in our family. South Korean television dramas are popular in Japan, and ...
The Japanese, as I've written many times, are quite group oriented, and it's interesting to observe some of the actual ...
Well, the race for the leadership of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is over, and the calm, moderate Yasuo Fukuda has ...
Last time I mentioned the "second childhood" I'd enjoyed as a student of Japanese. It's true -- learning a foreign ...
I watch more than a little late-night Japanese TV, and I enjoy its light- hearted goofiness. The other night I ...
Today is a holiday in Japan: Keiro no Hi, or Respect for the Aged Day. Celebrated nationally since 1966 -- ...
The rush is on to choose a successor to Prime Minister Abe after his sudden resignation on Wednesday. I saw ...
My wife has decided to volunteer at my daughter's elementary school as an assistant in the English classes they have ...
I talked last time about how the dynamic of "standing out in a crowd" can work a little differently when ...
September is storm season in Japan, as we were reminded when Typhoon Fitow -- designated boringly as Typhoon No. 9 ...
I was feeling a little under the weather the other day so I went for a visit to our local ...
One way to learn about Japan is through its traditional calligraphy, which uses a writing brush called a fude (FOO-day) ...