How Japanese names work, and using cuteness to sell condoms?
Japan's love of cuteness has become famous all around the world, to the point that the word 可愛い kawaii can ...
Japan's love of cuteness has become famous all around the world, to the point that the word 可愛い kawaii can ...
J-List has been in business since 1996, a long time if you think of it in "Internet years." I started ...
One fun aspect of living in Japan is watching NHK, Japan's national public broadcasting network, the channel to turn to ...
moe culture, and connecting with anime through food. Last weekend was Comic Market, aka Comiket , the huge doujinshi convention ...
Japan is having its "Obon" Buddhist holidays right now, a solemn time when the spirits of deceased family members are ...
One new anime from the currently-running season that caught my eye is Jinsei, which means "life" as in the span ...
One of my hobbies over the years has been making observations about Japanese females, based on students I taught, several ...
I've made the 11-hour flight from California back to Japan, the land of onsen hot springs and toilets that wash ...
The Japanese are big fans of designating certain days as special. May 4th is Ramune Day, commemorating the launch of ...