Not Fitting In In Japan
Being half Japanese and half American, my kids don't always fit the mold that's prepared for them here in Japan. ...
Being half Japanese and half American, my kids don't always fit the mold that's prepared for them here in Japan. ...
One way for companies to prosper is to be more efficient, finding ways to use technology to get more work ...
2009 is the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port of Yokohama, which began when Admiral Matthew Perry sailed ...
J-List's plan to re-populate Japan is going well, and J-List employee Jun (the guy who brings you such great toys, ...
The recession continues to take its toll here, with the export-centric Japanese economy shrinking at an annualized rate of 12.7% ...
The other day I noticed a bag of rice sitting on the table. Something about the way the grains were ...
Japan squeezes about half the population of the U.S. into a country the size of California, which alone would seem ...
The Japanese do like English, and use it to add a little je ne sais quoi to their language, but ...
The other day I bought an Initial D driving game for my Playstation 3, which is fun since the mountains ...
While it's fun to experience Japan through anime, I wonder how often some of the more subtle cultural nuances are ...
Japan is doing its best to deal with the outbreak of the "new-type influenza virus" that has taken hold here, ...
Living in Japan means getting used to a new paradigm, and it often feels like the country exists on another ...
All my life, I've heard the words "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil," but I never connected ...
I love my iPhone, really I do. It lets me read Wikipedia in bed, check the status of the J-List ...
One of the most pleasant aspects of living in Japan is getting excellent service wherever you go, whether it's at ...
Like many others, I'm a big fan of Lost. Unfortunately my wife has gotten into it, too, which means I ...
Google is an amazing tool that allows us to find information in seconds, and I swear by it. When searching ...
A friend from Italy came to our prefecture for a visit, so I took him to one of my favorite ...
Since the two great obsessions of my life have been Japan and Star Wars, I enjoy it when they come ...
Japan is often said to be a "vertical" society, in which a given person has a higher or lower social ...
Japan is home to many interesting foods, only a small number of which are generally known to the outside world. ...
Before I came to Japan, I thought I knew pretty much what kinds of people I'd find here: lots of ...
I wrote last time about an amusing marketing campaign by Georgia Coffee to sell canned coffee using the slogan "Yes, ...
Women who use Yahoo vs. those who prefer Google -- which are sexier? That's a question posed by one ladies' ...