Raising Bilingual Kids
My Japanese wife and I have given a special gift to our children, making sure they grew up bilingual in ...
My Japanese wife and I have given a special gift to our children, making sure they grew up bilingual in ...
Because of the popularity of anime and manga, certain aspects of Japan's popular culture have spread across the globe, and ...
I often write about the kokumin-sei or "national character" of the Japanese. By and large they're a harmonious people, preferring ...
One of the more enjoyable aspects of getting used to life in Japan, at least coming from California, is the ...
No country is without problems, and the list of challenges Japan faces in the 21st century is certainly not short. ...
It's fun to observe the way visual memes move from one anime series to the next, always evolving and changing ...
While not nearly as lavish as the Hollywood-level TV commercials created for the Superbowl, Japanese "CMs" are a lot of ...
I hope everyone in the States enjoyed the Superbowl. Unfortunately Sunday in the U.S. is Monday morning here in Japan ...
Japanese sentences are peppered with a variety of colorful English phrases, since adding foreign words to one's speech gives it ...
I'm currently enjoying the second season of Amagami, an anime based on a popular PS2 game in which you get ...
One thing about living in Japan is having many more people around you than you may be used to, especially ...
Learning a foreign language is good for reasons beyond the obvious benefit of being able to communicate and share ideas ...
This Friday is Setsubun, a special Japanese day when fathers will put on paper masks and become an oni (devil ...
One reason I'm a fan of Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus is, it's easy to talk with customers and exchange ...