A Suggestion for Japan and India: the Curry Alliance
One of the biggest challenges Japan faces in the decades ahead is shoshika, or the reduced number of children due ...
One of the biggest challenges Japan faces in the decades ahead is shoshika, or the reduced number of children due ...
All languages make use of onomatopoeia, words that are derived from the way they sound such as quack, snap, zip ...
The Japanese are a very seasonal people, fond of doing different activities in each season, some of which are quite ...
Akihabara is the area of Tokyo famous for its Electric Town shopping district and for being the international center of ...
I've written before about how one of the more pleasant aspects of living in Japan is that people tend to ...
The Japanese news media operates in much the same way as in other countries, reporting news events to consumers on ...
If the anime of the 80s can be summed up as stories about mankind's grand future in space (Gundam, Macross, ...
Being from a warm place like San Diego, winter definitely isn't my favorite season, and part of getting used to ...
"You know you've been in Japan too long when you are jealous of your friend because the camera strap that ...
On Sunday I went to Costco, the American warehouse retailer that recently opened a store near the J-List office here ...
There are many ways to help a program of Japanese study be successful, including taking an active interest in popular ...
Some good news for foreigners living in Japan: a new Alien Registration System is coming which will make it easier ...
It's funny the way some Japanese cultural icons spread to the outside world, eventually becoming famous symbols of Japan. Growing ...
Yesterday I went to Akihabara on business, which is always more fun than sitting behind a computer screen at the ...
Last time I wrote about how the name a person calls another says a lot about their relationship, whether they ...
Japan is a small country, which has to fit slightly less than half the population of the U.S. into an ...
The current anime season in Japan continues to impress with its great lineup, which forces me to reschedule other activities ...
One thing that's good about living in a foreign country is the way you come to understand the people around ...
Today is the 17th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which destroyed the city of Kobe and greatly damaged nearby ...
I started watching Another last night, a dark horror-themed anime which caught my eye because the characters were created by ...
When I was at Narita last week I went into a bookshop to browse for Japan-related books we might want ...
Valentine's Day is not far-off, and Japan is starting to get into "chocolate mode," with lots of TV news pieces ...
One aspect of Japan I've always been impressed with is the way popular culture is closely tied to history in ...
One interesting Japanese TV show I watch sometimes is called "Miraculous Experience Unbelievable," a drama-variety show hosted by famed director ...