The Mechanics of Humility in Japan
Last time I talked about how 謙遜 (ken-sohn, with a long vowel on the end), meaning humility, is considered an ...
Last time I talked about how 謙遜 (ken-sohn, with a long vowel on the end), meaning humility, is considered an ...
One interesting aspect of Japan is the many ways its language has changed since the 1868 Meiji Restoration, which abolished ...
I'm on the final leg of my pre-Anime Expo trip around the U.S., and finally headed towards home. After visiting ...
One thing textbooks don't tell you about becoming bilingual in a language is the way you'll naturally come to internalize ...
I happened to see that popular actress Ayame Gouriki, famous for her energetic nature and boyish short-cut hair, was awarded ...
My pre-convention season trip across the U.S. continues, having taken me from Utah to the other side of Wyoming, where ...
I once saw an interesting thread on Japan's ubiquitous BBS 2ch entitled, "Things Japanese people do abroad that mark them ...
One of the stated goals of Prime Minister Abe's "Abenomics" is to make sweeping changes that empower Japan's women to ...
Since I've got another couple weeks before I get busy with the anime conventions, I decided to throw a suitcase ...
One day I took my son out for a bowl of gyudon, steamed beef over rice, the most popular form ...
Yesterday was my birthday, so I went on something called a "drinkabout" with some local friends, essentially a pub crawl ...
It's well known that the Japanese love rice, and eat it with nearly every meal, but they're no slouches when ...
It's been seven months since the return of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the pro-business ...
There are many differences between Japan and America, and one of the biggest is food. Obviously the things that I ...
One sad aspect of Japan's society is いじめ ijime (pronounced ee-jee-MEH), the cruel bullying that happens in school, sports and ...
I'm often asked to recommend places to visit by J-List customers who are planning a trip to Japan. It's a ...
Language has many uses, including communicating great ideas, recording the events of history and ordering pizza. It also helps define ...
Mrs. J-List and I had fun in Las Vegas, relaxing by the pool and turning off our brains for long ...
After 4 years of studying Japanese at SDSU and 22 years living in the country, I'm as functionally bilingual in ...
It's fun to look up odd place names, like Intercourse, Pennsylvania, Climax, Michigan, Whiskey Dick Mountain in Washington State or ...
Mrs. J-List has joined me in San Diego, and I've spent a few days taking her around doing "San Diego-ey" ...
We’re happy to be carrying the “Moekanji” cards, an awesome way to master the first year of kanji by harnessing ...
During the two months I'll be here in the U.S., I've got a long list of things I need to ...
Over the years I've learned a few things about the Japanese people. They are hardworking, honest and way more punctual ...