Japanese Language, Sex and Pronouns
Learning a new language means getting used to new concepts, like the way nouns have gender in most European languages, ...
Learning a new language means getting used to new concepts, like the way nouns have gender in most European languages, ...
I've been a lifelong fan of science-fiction stories, especially ones involving time travel and related themes like time dilation. Looking ...
Today is the release of the Standard Edition of Steins;Gate, the popular visual novel of science, time travel and otaku ...
I often write about the way Japanese is a vague and nuanced language, and how some of the challenge for ...
Like many, I'm a big fan of bento, those convenient and delicious Japanese boxed lunches. Said to have evolved from ...
I've been trying (and mostly failing) to keep up with the shows I want to watch in the new anime ...
Remember, this Wednesday marks the release of the standard edition of Steins;Gate, the popular visual novel of science, time travel ...
A couple days ago Canadian singer Avril Lavigne released a video for her "Hello Kitty" single, which received flak from ...
One thing I like about Japan is the way every foreigner who visits is somehow connected to every other foreigner ...
Great news for Sailor Moon fans: we posted a huge number of new products, including stationery, pen cases, stickers and ...
At J-List we genuinely want to help people all over the world connect with Japan in a variety of ways, ...
Every language has unique features of structure, grammar etc. which are shaped by the people who speak the language, and ...
Japan is having a bit of an investing boom thanks to the introduction of new investment accounts called NISA, Japan's ...
It's time for a new anime season, which is bad news for me as I'm still not done with the ...
We love anime conventions, and one show we'll be at is the upcoming Anime Conji, a fun all-anime convention held ...
There are certain things about Asia that can be surprising at first. When my son was a young boy we ...
When anime and manga creators go to make a new character, they have a lot of basic personality types to ...
One thing I like to write about is how the collective image we have of Japan is usually not accurate, ...
We love anime conventions, and one show we'll be at is the upcoming Anime Conji, a fun all-anime convention held ...
It's fun to analyze Japanese culture through its superstitions, which are plentiful here. Don't cut your fingernails at night or ...
We live in a complex world in which everything around us is becoming more and more global, including marriage. My ...
I'm a card-carrying old-school anime fan, and over the years I've gotten much enjoyment out of the Mobile Suit Gundam ...
J-List stocks a lot of high quality cosplay products from Japan, from catgirl gothic maid uniforms to authentic Japanese school ...
In the last J-List post I talked about the three "unifiers" of modern Japan, who are credited with moving the ...