The Spectre of Prime Minister Ishihara?
Last time I gave a simple overview of Japan's political scene as the country prepares for a general election on ...
Last time I gave a simple overview of Japan's political scene as the country prepares for a general election on ...
Part of learning a foreign language involves internalizing its phonetic system, and that can take time, especially when the language ...
One of the more interesting aspects of Japan is its free-spirited culture of doujinshi, which are comics and related works ...
A 2012 winds down, everyone in Japan is getting ready for the entertainment event of the year, the Kohaku Uta ...
Japan is a unique country in the way that traditional architecture, clothing and other elements of daily life exist side-by-side ...
The Japanese election is off to a running start, and it's promising to be as urusai (noisy) as ever, with ...
Since 1996 J-List has been working to create a market for English-translated visual novels from Japan, also called eroge, "gal" ...
Today is the best day of the month for the J-List staff, payday, so I thought I'd write a bit ...
One thing I like about animation is that it can show anything, express any idea, and even let us see ...
Names are important things no matter what country you're in, though in Japan they work a little differently than what ...
J-List is located in Gunma Prefecture in the exact center of Japan, about 100 km northwest of Tokyo. While there's ...
I've written before about how effectively studying a language requires certain things. A real desire to learn is important, as ...
Thursday is Thanksgiving, the second most important American holiday, a day for spending time with family and friends and giving ...
I write a lot about how the Japanese are innovative when it comes to advertising, coming up with fresh and ...
Over the weekend I went down to Tokyo to take a tour of the university my son plans on attending, ...
This weekend saw the release of the new Evangelion movie "You Can (Not) Redo," which continues the "Rebuild of Evangelion" ...
The J-List staff had fun last Friday, as we said farewell to a departing employee and hello to a new ...
I'm rushing this update out a bit today, since the J-List crew is going out to an izakaya restaurant for ...
One famous aspect of the Japanese language is its vagueness and subtlety of meaning. For example, passive speech is used ...
One topic I cover a lot is how Japan is a very "seasonal" place, with distinct customs and foods for ...
The election in the U.S. is finally over, and I'm sure everyone is happy to have it behind them. Unfortunately ...
All languages change and evolve over time, and Japanese is certainly no different. There was no written language in Japan ...
The Japanese are ahead of the U.S. in several key areas, including the availability of square watermelons and taxis with ...
Clang clang! Clang clang! Right outside my window right there's a fire truck driving by slowly, ringing a bell and ...