Japan’s Female “Announcers” Are Lovely
One of the most enviable professions for women in Japan is joshi-ana, the female "announcers" (aka newscasters or presenters) who ...
One of the most enviable professions for women in Japan is joshi-ana, the female "announcers" (aka newscasters or presenters) who ...
December is the month for bonenkai, the year-end parties Japanese hold in December that literally means "forget-the-year party." (After the ...
Kanji are the Chinese characters which were imported into Japan around the 5th century A.D. Unlike the hiragana and katakana ...
There are a few things that the Japanese really love. First, they love nature, which is slightly confusing since they ...
One thing that surprised me about the Japanese was how superstitious many people here are, and there are many beliefs ...
My favorite aspect of anime is the way characters communicate emotion to viewers in ways that go beyond what's possible ...
The other night it was time to celebrate my daughter's birthday, so we all got into the car and went ...
It's time for your lesson in Japanese words you already know, because they have the same pronunciations as English words. ...
I often write about a useful method for understanding Japan through the concept of kata, a word that can mean ...
Japan is starting to get into "Christmas mode" as cities turn on beautiful illumination in parks and other public areas ...
Over the weekend I had some free time, so I decided to get in the car and head off in ...
I like to watch late-night TV in Japan because there's always something interesting to see, like the show in which ...