Your Friend in Japan Thoughts on flying to Japan, comparing sports and sexy waitresses, and more oddities of written Japanese by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan 150,000 fans later, learning about Japan through the kanji for “child,” and comparing movies between Japan and the U.S. by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Understanding Japan’s people through “Karaoke manners,” comparing cultures and “chicken scratches,” and an update at our Comicon booth by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Peter’s rant about “baka-gaijin” (with apologies to Chris Rock), thoughts on Japanese having an “American accent” and getting ready for Comicon! by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Otakon wrap up, Japanese election results, and various thoughts about the “Founding Fathers” of modern Japan by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan More thoughts on Hiro from Heroes (yuk yuk), comparing Maryland with Japan, and all about a great remapping in Japan’s history by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Ways that America steals ideas from Japan, the Japanese language as “most difficult in the world” and what color are your eyes? by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Observations on the Japanese and music culture, things you learn as an ESL teacher, and comparing San Diego to Japan by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Friday the 13th and superstitions from Japan, thoughts on how to approach learning, and my take on Heroes and Japanese actors by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan On reverse culture shock, phases kids go through in Japan, and all about Japanese TV by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan More on the language of men and women, the Jerusalem of Otakuism, and all about sex and nudity in Japan (cool!) by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The lack of patriotic songs in Japan, what happened in our prefecture during WWII, and a useful word for Atari fans by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Being sick in Japan and America, the concept of “political correctness” in Japanese, and all about Japan’s famous alcoholic drink, sake by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Anime Expo update, advice on traveling in Japan, on the idea of Japan as “#81” and two words every pop Japanologist must know by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Getting ready for Anime Expo, all about Japanese name endings, tips on gift-giving, and thoughts on Japan and the iPhone by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan On watching Shrek 2 in Osaka Dialect, frustration at the correct way to pronounce “Appatomatox” and thoughts on returning home by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s latest “boom” is Tae Bo, all about the Three Great Unifiers of Japan, and managing by studying Japanese history by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Our plan to “reform” our home in Japan, the joys of getting citizenship, and times when Japan just throws you for a loop by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Dire straights for the Nova Bunny, Japanese test culture and manga artists, and all about Japanese democracy by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The only country where eating quietly is strange, how ethanol can affect the price of soy sauce, and gaijin drinking rules by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan All about “castle towns,” the use of euphsmisms in daily life in Japan, and funny English you can try at home by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan dealing with counterfeit products from China, understand society and economics through Bull-Dog Sauce, and by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The Japanese fascination with movies about New York and Audrey Hepburn, thoughts on home-owning in Japan, and the Japanese take on “Kamikaze” by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The challenge of raising kids in a foreign country, more on the shrine China and Korea love to hate, and a Shinto ceremony in my living room by Peter Payne 19 years ago
