Back in Japan and getting ready for New Year’s, my respect for hard work, and a great way to get money in 2008!
Hello again from J-List. Once again we've made the hop from San Diego to Japan, traveling the 5443 miles (8759 ...
Month: December 2007
Comparing my kids Japanese and American personalities, more on what makes Japanese people tick, and all about sitting on the floor in Japan
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday, wherever you are in the world. We had a great day, complete ...
Thoughts on Christmas in Japan vs. America, my surprising first Christmas in Japan, and Japanese food for poor single men
Well, the stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and we're all getting ready for a wonderful Christmas around ...
Some thoughts on the series “Lost,” how to brighten a Japanese salaryman’s day, and how learning Japanese can get you fewer dates
I've caught the "Lost" bug, and am enjoying watching the series on DVD here in San Diego. One interesting aspect ...
The interesting status of voice actors in Japan, shortening foreign words in English and Japanese, and ways that the Japanese aren’t so polite
Anime has really gotten big in the U.S. in recent years, changing the face of popular culture as people are ...
Needing a sixth sense to communicate with people from other countries, this year’s kanji, and all about “smorking”
Talking with people from other cultures often requires a sense for words that's quite unrelated to speaking a foreign language. ...
Goodbye to New York, examining Japan’s Buddhism and Shinto religions, Buddhist Altars, and fun linguistic coincidences
Well, our fun time in New York is at an end, and now it's time to head back to San ...
My hop to New York, narrowly dodging staying in the city’s worst hotel, and comparing it to the Star Wars Cantina
I've made the long hop from Japan to New York, and I'm now enjoying the 19 degree (with wind chill) ...
