Your Friend in Japan The new Tokyo Tower, an experiment in conformity, and classics of Japanese literature by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Funny English used in Japan, Japanese subject particles, and understanding culture through shoes by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan A great day for Japanese baseball, all about the Cherry Blossom, and March construction season by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Bilingualism and “English wars” between my kids, the American-or-British question, and 4-kanji phrases by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Cultural reasons behind self-introductions in Japan, how to find good sushi, and Zeta Gundam III by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan American magazines in the Japanese news marketplace, creases on your eyelids, and the truth about slurping noodles by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Good and bad foods from Japan, three Japanese words for you, and lack of “DIY Culture” in Japan by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Being a Champion of Justice, thoughts on “Image English” in advertising, and the perfect gifts for White Day by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan A new electronics law in Japan, fun with hi-tech toilets, and some words to live by by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Trends in rural Japan, fun places to drink in Japan, and Japanese group photo psychology by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Signs of spring and “Haru Ichiban,” different rules of economics in Japan, and surprising information on naughty words in Japanese by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Wacky Japanese holidays, gift-giving and Kobe beef receiving, and what’s up with the word “gaijin” by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Building blocks of words in Japanese, on Japanese modesty, and by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Thoughts on Tokyo, the truth behind internationalization, and the triumph of inefficiency by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The mathematical aspects of Japanese grammar, Japan and its environment, and ways to fluster a Japanese person by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Valentine’s Day and Chocolate in Japan, learning about Japan through “fighting five team” shows, and Japanese linguistic poverty by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan This year’s Meat Day celebration in Japan, my lust for American cell phones, and the meaning of “recycle” in Japan by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan History and our “national personality,” famous Japanese of the world stage, and putting dogs to sleep in Japan by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Earthquakes and Japan’s islands, a parable about the sexes in Japan, and an update on the Imperial Family’s problems by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan An easy Japanese pronunciation guide, fun with the word “origami” and glottal stops and you by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan and its paper doors, young people who imitate James Dean, and bilingualism tricks with kids by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The buzz around Horie’s arrest, Horie as a “standing nail,” and info on Japanese names by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Gramatical challenges in learning Japanese, a Lone Wolf in Japan, and how Kit Kat brings hope to millions by Peter Payne 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japanese Buddhist attitudes about land, and ruminations on when I first arrived in Japan by Peter Payne 20 years ago
