New Years in Japan 2012
Today is New Year's Eve, a day to do any last-minute "big cleaning," including getting the car washed, since no ...
Today is New Year's Eve, a day to do any last-minute "big cleaning," including getting the car washed, since no ...
Well, we've come to the end of another year. 2012 was a great year for us at J-List, with lots ...
What is leadership? Everyone probably has their own definition, perhaps something about individuals with natural talent having the courage to ...
Anime, of course, is a collection of fun memes which continually build on story and character concepts established in previous ...
If you browse J-List's Home & Traditional page, where we stock fun and interesting things for your home along with ...
Today marks the return of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power, as Shinzo Abe is officially confirmed as Japan's ...
We hope everyone had a great holiday, wherever you are in the world. My family had a more-or-less traditional Japanese ...
As an American living in Japan, I go about my day in a normal way, hitting the gym, filling my ...
Now it's time for a Japanese lesson, with some fun words you might be able to make use of someday. ...
Japan is a wonderful country, full of friendly people and vibrant culture that seems tailor-made to appeal to gaijin like ...
Well Christmas is here, and soon children all over the world will be nestled all snug in their beds, probably ...
It's funny how we're all wired to perceive things a certain way, depending on what culture we come from. When ...
The Japanese language is very different from any Western language, and just as English speakers need to get used to ...
Before I started J-List in 1996, I had a brief career as a public employee, working in the local City ...
J-List has a popular Twitter feed and Facebook page, and I like to post random slice-of-life thoughts from Japan. When ...
As a card-carrying fan of oldschool Japanese animation and pop culture, I make it a point to enjoy both cool ...
When foreigners visit Japan, they naturally focus on areas of the country that stand out to them as unique, like ...
Yesterday I took my life into my own hands, daring to go to Costco on a Sunday. I'm a big ...
The word for "foreigner" in Japanese is 外人 gaijin, which actually meals "outside-person" (e.g. outsider), but since this word can ...
The Japanese election is over, and as expected, the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scored a big win. The LDP ...
While I generally enjoy living in Japan, there are a few things I dislike. Having to pay $22 to see ...
The act of translating from one language to another can be a complex process, which is why reading documents that ...
Here in Japan it's beginning to look at lot like Christmas, or as it's known locally, Kurisumasu. In addition to ...
When Japanese couples get ready to have a child, they naturally start making lists of possible baby names. While most ...