Wayo Setchu: Blending Japan with the West
One important concept in Japan is 和洋折衷 wayoh-setchu, which means "a blending of Japanese and Western" and which describes the ...
One important concept in Japan is 和洋折衷 wayoh-setchu, which means "a blending of Japanese and Western" and which describes the ...
I've written before about the way Japan-related fandom can be a place where dreams come true. Many of Japan's professional ...
Although Japan has no historical connection to the American (actually Scottish) tradition of Halloween, there's been more and more attention ...
When you study a foreign language, it's natural to want to learn the "naughty" words first, but there's just one ...
The new Madoka Magica movie opened this weekend, so naturally I made time to go see it. Whereas the first ...
Over the weekend I went to my son's high school to attend his last 文化祭 bunka-sai or culture festival, since ...
I write often about the word 常識 joushiki, which means "common sense," e.g. the common beliefs and opinions shared by ...
I'm always happy when an anime series manages to be totally fresh and original, rather than yet another moe harem ...
There are some rather unique professions in Japan, from the waitresses who work at cat girl maid cafes to people ...
"You've been in Japan too long when you no longer find anything amusing about the concept of 'Vermont Curry.'" Although ...
Words are amazing things, able to communicate meaning in spoken and written form and also adapt when new concepts come ...
A couple days ago a newspaper in the U.K. published an article about the declining interest in sex by many ...
I've written before that two of the most important foods to any culture are beans and pickles, two food categories ...
There are many sides to Japanese pop culture, including anime, manga, moe-kei games, and cosplay. Another category with a long ...
Japan is an island nation and is thus naturally closed off from the rest of the world, both geographically as ...
What color is the sun? You might answer that it's yellow, or orange, or white. However, when asked this question ...
A new anime season is upon us, and I'm doing my best to keep up with the flood of new ...
As with other countries, fashions are constantly in motion in Japan, heading off in new directions then doubling back every ...
Everyone is familiar with Japanese sake (酒, pronounced SAH-kay, never "saki"), the distilled rice wine known as "spring water" to ...
Quick, name the most valuable licensed character in Japan. If you went with Hello Kitty or even Pokemon, you chose ...
One of my favorite things about Japan is the quality of service you experience almost everywhere. Yesterday my employee Yasu ...
Like all countries, agriculture is important to Japan, and a large number of people are involved with various types of ...
When manga and anime creators go to design a new character, they have many options available to them. They might ...
Quick, what color are your eyes? You may have answered blue or hazel or brown, but if you were Japanese, ...