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 20 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 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Being fixated on Japanese, bittersweet themes in anime, and my recent culture shock by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The cell phone industry in Japan, ways that language reflects culture, and buying a “mansion” by Peter Payne 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The Japanese fear of making mistakes, the end of the Japanese blood type myth, and panty shots in anime you didn’t expect to see by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s latest shining baseball star, fun space-saving innovations, and Japan is wasted on the Japanese by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Thoughts on television in Japan, April and “newly harvested rice,” and that cultural question, what color is the sun? by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Elections in Japan, a run-down of what politics are like here, and using Japanese “honorific” markers for fun and profit by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Differences in “maid culture” between Japan and Malaysia, thoughts on technology, and what makes a jar a jar? by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The most-quoted phrase by pop Japanologists, the reason for Japanese innovation, and stupid Japanese money tricks by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan A magic Japanese phrase for you, home ownership Japan-style, and Japan as “producer heaven” by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan An Incredible Otaku Journey, Earthquakes can be Fun, and Weird Accounting Tricks in Japanese by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan What we can learn about culture and Star Wars from Japanese comedians, some reverse sexual discrimination, and all about “What is your Hobby?” by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The man who created the Yamato theme song, all about the traditional game Karuta, and thoughts on corn soup by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan An expected bit of Irish in Japan, thoughts on Japan’s slow-changing educational system, and all about the concept of “kakko ii” by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan How to sub-divide Japanese groups into “zoku” (tribes), all about Japanese rice, and what’s that blue spot on Taro’s butt? by Peter Payne 20 years ago
