Your Friend in Japan Japan’s population peaks, immigration, and all about Japanese car names by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Otakon and comparisons to Woodstock, all about Japanese politics, and Buddhism by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Notes from Otakon in Baltimore, diappearing Japanese buildings, and more on bilingualism by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Peter on the other side of the world, uses for the word “kokoro,” and Japanese who can’t read their own language by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Anniversary of the end of the war, the holiest of Japanese holidays, and all about babies in Japan by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The latest crime wave in Japan, wholesome words by concerned Japanese parents, and beer made specially for kids by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan New election and the hullabuloo over the Japanese post office, and the “joy of satori” by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japanese summer festivals, the drama of high school baseball, and update on Hiroshima by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The Otaku Standardized Test and origin of the word, Japan’s hot summer, and aloe flavored yogurt by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan iTunes Music Store comes to Japan, on Japanese drinking culture, and some happy news at J-List by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Lightning strikes, space-faring Japanese astronauts, and interesting tips on learning kanji by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japanese food for the summer including delicious eel, and a little on the nature of fame in Japan by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Ways to learn a foreign language, and on receiving complements about your use of chopsticks by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Peter’s new cell phone, and the roles of men and women in Japan by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan My return to Japan, and little things that bothered me along the way by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Lack of rain in Japan, methods for teaching English to our kids, and how I met Yoko Ono, sort of by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan On different regions of Tokyo, sources of Japanese drama, and funny Japanese English usage by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan On uniformity of public works, fast food in Japan, and a cool blending of old and new by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Beautiful girls wearing Swatches, uses of the word “wa” and the concept of style in Japan by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Superstitions and ghosts in Japan, and buzz about the new Zeta Gundam movie by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan How taxes are structured in Japan, all about Japanese kimonos, and the Sino-Japanese Counting System by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan How corporate brands work differently in Japan, and on a “super-brand” you’ve probably never heard of by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Trends in wealth in Japan, and comparing Dr. Pepper and Tootsie Rolls to Pocky by Peter Payne 21 years ago
Your Friend in Japan China as the source of culture for Japan, and all about Japan’s tendency to be seasonal about everything by Peter Payne 21 years ago