Creative Like a Child
"If Burger King married Dairy Queen, their child would be Jack in the Box." This bit of wisdom was uttered ...
"If Burger King married Dairy Queen, their child would be Jack in the Box." This bit of wisdom was uttered ...
The other day I happened to see my newphew's bare foot, and I noticed that his middle toe was longer ...
If you're in the New York area, you might consider checking out the exhibition Samurai in New York: The First ...
I continue to enjoy my time in the U.S., zooming around San Diego in my Mazda Miata, my favorite car ...
Whether you're talking about Singapore or South Africa, Jamaica or Japan, every country is going to adapt the English language ...
Japan is absolutely one of the most pro-American countries in the world, with most people possessing a positive view of ...
One fun group of Japanese words consists of a single word repeated twice, which makes the words more charming and ...
It's funny how different inputs -- such as a simple song -- can push different emotional buttons depending on what ...
Today I was doing some cleaning in my home in the San Diego when I came across a large bag ...
A language reflects the character of the people who use it, and vice-versa. One interesting bit of Japanese grammar students ...
I saw in a news article that the word hikikomori (pronounced "hee-kee koh-moh-ree") had officially found its way into the ...
My daughter has returned home to Japan after staying a month with me here in the States. During her time ...
Japan is trying to reform its national pension system, but recent political turmoil -- the fall of Yukio Hatoyama's government ...
If you were to plan a picnic, you might pack a basket containing things like sandwiches, potato salad or maybe ...
There are many ways of approaching the study of Japanese. You can follow the traditional approach, studying with Japanese textbooks ...
I remember when I first learned the Japanese word for "name" -- which is namae, pronounced nah-mah-eh -- I noticed ...
If you're studying Japanese or plan to, there's a good chance you'll need to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test ...
I'm grateful for many aspects of the modern world we live in. Like the high-speed Internet connection that enables me ...
One interesting aspect of the Japanese is how superstitious they can be, at least as seen from my contemporary American ...
When I started my third year of Japanese at SDSU, there was a new book we were required to buy: ...
I saw a news report about a new Japanese law governing the harvesting of living organs from brain-dead donors which ...
You know you've been in Japan too long when your mother sends you a bottle of nutmeg spice for Christmas, ...
Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the tragic crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, which occurred in my home prefecture ...
Last time I talked about the concept of filial piety, or oya koko, which is the respect you pay to ...