America, Japan and Breakfast
Whenever I come to the U.S., my mind becomes a flurry of activity as I notice things that are different ...
Whenever I come to the U.S., my mind becomes a flurry of activity as I notice things that are different ...
In the book Startide Rising by David Brin, humans have bio-engineered dolphins to be intelligent, and modified their spaceships so ...
My first Japanese textbook was Foundations of Japanese Language by Soga, a book which I'm thankful for now but which ...
One of the invisible pillars of Japanese society is tatemae (tah-tay-MAH-eh), literally meaning façade but in actual use, "the way ...
Do you know the story of Japan's most famous dog? His name was Hachi, an Akita dog who was owned ...
Because I'm fortunate enough to flit back and forth between the U.S. and Japan several times a year, I get ...
I'm big fan of Japanese girls and the kawaii things they do, and when I was a teacher, I loved ...
When I first got to Japan, I was determined to get out and see the country, but it was difficult ...
We're done with the first day of Anime Expo, and have spent the day meeting and greetings thousands of J-List ...
One of the first words anyone studying Japanese learns is honto, which means "really" or "truly," and whenever a gaijin ...
Bowing is an important form of social communication in Japan. Whether it's a short sumimasen accompanied by a brief lowering ...
The Japanese do some strange things, at least from the viewpoint of this particular foreigner. In the U.S. you'd never ...