Your Friend in Japan Thinking about “conformity” some more, making English easier for students to learn, and the Brazil you can visit from Tokyo for 1000 yen 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Jet Lagging in the USA, ways that Japanese reflect total social harmony, and would you save your baby’s umbilical cord? 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Gaijin battling to be the “King of Akihabara,” silly thoughts on Japanese company names, and life sometimes being fair in your favor 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan, education and conformity, thoughts on memorizing various stuff, and the enigma of barley tea in the summer 19 years ago
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 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 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? 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 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. 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? 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 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”? 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s latest “boom,” the custom of giving sake to your political candidate, and driving in Japan 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 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 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 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Chinese New Year and Japan, what Japanese drivers’ put on their cars, and our faithful dog 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Being fixated on Japanese, bittersweet themes in anime, and my recent culture shock 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The cell phone industry in Japan, ways that language reflects culture, and buying a “mansion” 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 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Frustrations common in Japan, and the current state of Pachinko, the national gambling game of Japan 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Shinto funerals vs. Buddhist ones, what to wear to a funeral, and the three ages of anime 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 19 years ago
