Your Friend in Japan The history of family names in Japanese, why there are so many last names in use here, and the Japanese connection with Auld Lang Syne by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Shared experiences through anime and manga, on raising kids who are “half,” and understanding an aspect of Japan through Newsweek by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Bizarre urban legends of Japan, funny English words the Japanese invent, and where are all the pregnant women? by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Living in Japan and changes in your native language, of Golden Week and flying carp, and a “Gaijin Battle” on Japanese TV by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The Japanese social engine that is “obligation,” words that are the same between English and Japanese, and stupid transliteration tricks. by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s amazing adaptions of “black culture,” all about gestures used by the Japanese, and what’s the currency of Japan? by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan and its interesting top-down society, a trip to the park, and all about Japan and conveyor-belt sushi by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Buddhist lucky and unlucky days in Japan, a funeral for a great anime character, and do you have a “good head”? by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Our love of Japanese hot springs, thoughts on government and the private sector, and the most beautiful Pocky box ever by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Buying a new car in Japan, roundup of new 2006 features, and an anime fan’s first trip to Tokyo by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Shinto funerals vs. Buddhist ones, what to wear to a funeral, and the three ages of anime by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Frustrations common in Japan, and the current state of Pachinko, the national gambling game of Japan by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan All about the word “banzai,” a giant love hotel in my city, and more on differences between languages by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The cell phone industry in Japan, ways that language reflects culture, and buying a “mansion” by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Being fixated on Japanese, bittersweet themes in anime, and my recent culture shock by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Chinese New Year and Japan, what Japanese drivers’ put on their cars, and our faithful dog by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Happy news at Torino, things foreigners find odd when they come to Japan, and all about Japanese heaters by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Embarrassments of being a foreigner in Japan, Japan’s latest “rose boom” and words that feature a unique kanji by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Concepts like giri and ninjo, eating raw fish in Boston and Hokkaido, and fun with a Japanese ear pick by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s latest “boom,” the custom of giving sake to your political candidate, and driving in Japan by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan American brands in Japan, video games for girls, and by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s shock over Virginia Tech, how Japanese names work, and on the psychology of foreigners in Japan by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Funny English in Japan, teaching about America through Easter Eggs, and confusing Japanese company names explained by Peter Payne 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Funny things you may see in Japan, strategies for taking tests, and an important difference between Japanese and American schools by Peter Payne 19 years ago
