Random Late-Night TV Report
The other night I found myself randomly surfing Japanese late-night TV to see what was on. First was a TV ...
The other night I found myself randomly surfing Japanese late-night TV to see what was on. First was a TV ...
The Japanese language naturally has elements that are very different from Western languages, like a formalized system of polite speech ...
There's no more famous image of Japan than Mt. Fuji, the picturesque volcano that rises gracefully from Shizuoka and Yamanashi ...
The Japanese use English in many ways in their daily lives, for expressing words related to automobiles or technology, for ...
One thing I love about Japan are the incredibly delicious desserts here, from green tea ice cream to Japanese "pudding" ...
I have a lot of respect for companies that work hard to understand the countries they do business in, and ...
If you've read a few novels by James Clavell, you might come away with the impression that Japanese are highly ...
Today is Geek Pride Day, a special day for all of us to celebrate the nerdier side of life, from ...
I often think the themes in anime and games must be potentially confusing to some viewers, even when everything is ...
The U.S. presidential election is going strong, with candidates trading barbs in the news media about their various policies. Elections ...
You probably don't think of Japanese foods like omurice (an omelet served over rice with a ketchup heart drawn on ...
Although I do my best to be a gentleman, there are times when I've inadvertantly been less than chivalrous to ...
Dialects are part of the wonderfully complex world of human language, and Japanese has many distinct dialects in use, although ...
I think it'd be impossible for a person to live in a foreign country if they didn't like the food ...
One of my favorite images of Japan are Japanese arches, called torii, written with kanji characters that mean "where the ...
The Emperor of Japan and his wife are currently in the UK, making an official state visit to take part ...
It's well known that the Japanese eat with chopsticks, and any dish featuring rice, noodles, fish etc. will generally be ...
One surprising aspect of the Japanese is how superstitious they are, and there's a long list of "traditional folk beliefs" ...
While I love Japan, there are some challenges to living here, including difficulty finding really good cheese, movie theaters that ...
Last time I talked about the international coverage of the impending "extinction" of the Japanese people, which will happen a ...
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan by the U.S., and there was a ceremony ...
One thing I like about Japan is the importance placed on truth in advertising. In TV commercials for products like ...
It's funny how people often come to associate place names with products. The first time I visited the city of ...
One the less memorable anime series of 2010 was Sora no Woto ("Sound of the Sky"), which can be described ...