Your Friend in Japan A new electronics law in Japan, fun with hi-tech toilets, and some words to live by 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Trends in rural Japan, fun places to drink in Japan, and Japanese group photo psychology 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 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Wacky Japanese holidays, gift-giving and Kobe beef receiving, and what’s up with the word “gaijin” 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Thoughts on Tokyo, the truth behind internationalization, and the triumph of inefficiency 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The mathematical aspects of Japanese grammar, Japan and its environment, and ways to fluster a Japanese person 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 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 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 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 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan An easy Japanese pronunciation guide, fun with the word “origami” and glottal stops and you 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japan and its paper doors, young people who imitate James Dean, and bilingualism tricks with kids 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The buzz around Horie’s arrest, Horie as a “standing nail,” and info on Japanese names 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 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japanese Buddhist attitudes about land, and ruminations on when I first arrived in Japan 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The concept of honesty in Japan, our New Year’s Day prayer, and winter snow report 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan The music scene in Japan, ways to stay cheaply in Japan, and all about Valentine’s Day 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Standing in the “Nihonjin Line” at Narita, Japan’s truck gap, and Japanese tax-related civic spirit 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Japanese aesthetics not found in Vegas, how computers display Japanese, and bilingualism 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Las Vegas, the Japanese concept of “face,” and the best sauce for your eggs 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan How Japanese buildings are incubated, about Japanese eye color, and an invitation to Vegas 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan Akemashite Omedetou, all about Japanese banking, and forces at work on banks in Japan 20 years ago
Your Friend in Japan On the Japanese concept of “normal,” ideas that Japanese can’t come up with, and how to be rude to the Emperor 20 years ago
