Little Mis-Pronounciations of English in Japanese
The Japanese, of course, use a lot of English in their daily lives, even if serves mainly as a decoration, ...
The Japanese, of course, use a lot of English in their daily lives, even if serves mainly as a decoration, ...
I went to the dentist the other day to get my teeth checked. Normally, it's a ten minute drive, but ...
You probably don't think about Douglass MacArthur very much, but to the Japanese, he's quite a figure. As Supreme Commander ...
One concept you get used to when living in Japan is the ubiquitity of certain famous companies in many different ...
If you ever come to Japan, you really should be sure to sample the bathing culture here. Although onsen (natural ...
The Japanese writing system is based on kanji, the pictographs evolved by the Chinese starting around 2500 B.C., and China ...
Leave it to Japan to turn concepts as simple as "yes" and "no" into something more complex than it needs ...
Although Japan is famous for its extensive rail network, allowing people living in large cities like Tokyo to get by ...
Japan's Pachinko industry continues to innovate in interesting ways as it tries to appeal to new kinds of customers, and ...
Do the Japanese say "I love you"? It's an interesting question that touches on cultural issues as well as linguistic. ...
You've been in Japan too long when, on a visit home, it takes you three tries to write a check. ...
If you're thinking of breaking into Japan's tarento (talent) world, here's a bit of advice: you gotta be original. Japan's ...
It's interesting to watch the evolution of the various female role models in Japan over the years. Everyone has actors, ...
All registered foreigners living in Japan carry one of these, a Gaikokijin Toroku Shomeisho, aka the Alien Registration Card, which ...
I've often wondered at how Japan was able to become such a successful Communist country despite being free-market at the ...
Last time I talked about how Japan functioned pretty well as a modern democracy, despite some irksome problems. One area ...
It's interesting, looking at Japan through some of the "firsts" in its history. Like John Kendrick, the ship's captain who ...
On the whole, Japan is pretty functional as a Western-style democracy. Politicians make laws which are executed by the nation's ...
Japan has really changed for the better over the past decade and a half in terms of how easy it ...
It's funny how being sick makes you revert to what you know best. I've got the flu that's been going ...
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and all throughout Japan men are looking forward to receiving the gift of chocolate from females ...
The Japanese, of course, use chopsticks at almost every meal, whether they're eating rice, noodles, fish or meat. (Certain foods ...
You never know what will become the next interesting mini-boom in a place like Japan. Over the past few years, ...
One way of approaching an understanding of Japan is through the word kata, which means "form" and describes the many ...