Your Friend in Japan Things that can always freak a gaijin out, the Japanese penchant for talking over songs on the radio and what is a “real house”? 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan A delicious food that brings people together, naughty words in Japanese, and the tragedy of “ijime” in Japan 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The triumphant return of an old Japanese favorite, a milestone for my son, and a source of sadness in Japanese society 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Foreign accents and how they work in Japan, daylight savings time in Japan, and the joy of root beer 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan American-style shopping in Japan, the shadow of MC Hammer in TV commercials, and what does baseball have to do with ham? 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Checking one’s cultural preconceptions at the door, all about Tokyo and surrounding areas, and J-Drama update 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The social problems of “hikikomori,” a Japan population update, and budding awareness of a scary holiday 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Conflicting themes in the medical industry in Japan, all about convenience stores, and how our brain names objects 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Commomorating Karaoke Culture Day, a cruel joke on the population front, and all about mixed bathing in Japan 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan What’s up with those big eyes and colored anime hair, and, understanding Japan’s great Meiji Restoration adventure 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japanese tricks to memorize anything, fun with “companions” in Tokyo, and thoughts on evangelical Buddhism 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan More on the concept of “senpai” including “gaijin seniority,” and the cutting edge of the female pachinko market 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Reasons why we hate living next to North Korea, all about the word ‘kawaii’ and a complex social concept 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Staying healthy with “Ningen Dock,” being tormented by images of Kyoto, and the Japan-Helen Keller connection 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Lessons we could learn from Japan about “safety driving,” pointing with the middle finger, and trivia on Japanese toilets 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Returning to my Otaku roots, my adventures in a “capsule hotel,” and what the Japanese really eat 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan What they teach in a Japanese “morals” class, smart tricks for studying a foreign language, and Japan’s newest otaku boom 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Language learning and the “Han Solo Factor,” example of silly English in product names, and more 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Peter tastes local politics, the Joba horse-riding machine, and more info on blood types 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Broken stereotypes of the Japanese, Japan’s love affair with “overseas dramas,” and Autumn, season of healthy appetites 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Politicial life after Koizumi, being at peace with taking your shoes off, and why Taro can’t code 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Typhoons and destruction in Japan, Respect for the Aged Day, and a death sentence for Japan’s scariest cult leader 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Thuoghts on “car culture” in Japan, the basics of how kanji work, and autumn = school sports day 19 years ago
Your Friend in Japan A new social problem for Japanese, famous English phrases including “Boys, Be Ambitious,” and the Japanese obsession with design 19 years ago
