The Ainu
Japan is a country that likes to think of itself as coming from more or less the same genetic stock, ...
Japan is a country that likes to think of itself as coming from more or less the same genetic stock, ...
The other day I reached for some saltine crackers and found myself smirking at the name on the package: Mornin' ...
When I came to live in Japan back during the first Bush Presidency, I brought many things with me, including ...
Usually there's nothing like a Sunday afternoon in Akihabara. It's fun to roam through the many electronics stores to see ...
I've got a grammatical problem: my son, who began Junior High School in April, has started learning formal English grammar ...
The Japanese are a very seasonal people, doing different things at different times of year, and as the warmer weather ...
Have you had Tuna Spaghetti recently? I did for lunch, and it was really good, a fresh marinara sauce with ...
You've been in Japan too long when you can pronounce the constellation of Orion like the Japanese do, which sounds ...
Japan is a great country, with a lot to offer both short-term visitors and tourists as well as people like ...
One of the things I've liked about my years of learning Japanese is what I've come to call the "joy ...
The Japanese can be quite creative when it comes to playing with words, whether it's coming up with an advertising ...
Japan has entered its rainy season, a month-long period when it will rain most every day as the country does ...
You probably know that the Japanese have an extensive custom of bowing as a greeting or to show thanks or ...
You never know what's going to get popular in Japan next: maybe horn-rimmed glasses will suddenly come back into vogue, ...
I know I write about toilets in Japan quite often. For some reason, there's a lot of interesting culture to ...