Sushi
Sushi is the delicious raw fish on rice eaten in Japan, and it's so popular here that we have to ...
Sushi is the delicious raw fish on rice eaten in Japan, and it's so popular here that we have to ...
Japan is in the middle of Golden Week, a semi-accidental grouping of holidays which gives everyone a break from normal ...
Although you probably don't know much about how the law functions in Japan, most Japanese have at least a basic ...
Bento is the famous boxed lunch consumed millions of times daily across Japan, and fast becoming a sensation all over ...
One of my favorite movies is Spirited Away, a beautiful feature film by Hayao Miyazaki with a fabulous soundtrack by ...
I took the kids out for ramen last night, and while we were waiting for our gyoza dumplings to be ...
One of the best aspects about living in Japan are trains, an incredibly convenient way of getting around cities. Within ...
Today I ate soba noodles for lunch, and I was amused at a sign I saw above my head, which ...
One of the first things you do when learning a foreign language is, of course, to investigate all the "naughty" ...
When Japanese think of foreigners, they think of overly tall, blonde Americans or Europeans with huge feet, trying to find ...
A lot has changed in the 17 years that I've lived in Japan. I arrived here in 1991, also known ...
I've written before about how, while studying Japanese, it's easy to find yourself latching on to words or kanji characters ...
As a group, the Japanese are fortunate enough to enjoy extremely long lifespans, with the current average being 78.5 years ...
Japan leads the world in many important areas, including sporting more vending machines than any other country in the world, ...
Akihabara is the area of Tokyo famous for its electronics shops, and you can find whatever you're looking for there, ...
My family is going through our annual "what are we going to do about summer?" decision-making process, trying to make ...
Japan is a great place, and I like it a lot. The people are kind and honest, and every day ...
Starbucks Japan has a new product for the coming summer season: the Coffee Jelly Frapachino, which is a coffee frap ...
Bento are the amazing boxed lunches from Japan that are both delicious to eat and pleasing to look at, and ...
The subject of religion in Japan is a complex one. The two main religious traditions here are Buddhism, which was ...
One thing that surprised me about the Japanese was how superstitious many people here are, and there are many superstitions ...
Is it possible for a person to forget their native language? You wouldn't think so, but during my years of ...
Japan's defeat in World War II was a huge emotional blow to the country which is still felt today. Although ...
Like Cherry Blossoms in the Spring, words are fleeting things, and it can be surprising how their meanings change when ...