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
Your Friend in Japan Our love of Japanese hot springs, thoughts on government and the private sector, and the most beautiful Pocky box ever 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 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Funny English in Japan, teaching about America through Easter Eggs, and confusing Japanese company names explained 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 19 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 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan’s latest shining baseball star, fun space-saving innovations, and Japan is wasted on the Japanese 19 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? 19 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 19 years ago
