More thoughts on the LOLification of English and strange Japanese Internet slang
As the Internet Age marches on, the ongoing LOLification of my native language often has me saying WTF? even though ...
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The interesting status of voice actors in Japan, shortening foreign words in English and Japanese, and ways that the Japanese aren’t so polite
Anime has really gotten big in the U.S. in recent years, changing the face of popular culture as people are ...
Learning about Japan through traditional calligraphy, interesting trends on Japanese television, and all about the word “Domo”
One way to learn about Japan is through its traditional calligraphy, which uses a writing brush called a fude (FOO-day) ...
A Yakuza gang war in Tokyo, my trip to the concrete jungle of Tokyo, and how the wisdom of China is at work in Japan today
Japan has a reputation for being a peaceful place with very little in the way of violence, giant monsters emerging ...
What Japanese think of foreigners who learn their language, odd ways to get cell phone customers, and American politics seen through Japanese eyes
I'm often asked what the Japanese think of foreigners who go out of their way to learn the language. I ...
More ways we foreigners can save Japan, all about “Nihonjinron” and superstitions about death
Last time I put forth the idea that perhaps one solution to Japan's birth rate woes might lie in international ...
Trends in wealth in Japan, and comparing Dr. Pepper and Tootsie Rolls to Pocky
Each year in Japan, the list of who paid the most income taxes during the previous year is published in ...
Greetings from J-List 11/26/04
First of all, happy day after Thanksgiving, if you're in the U.S. -- we hope everyone had a warm and ...
Greetings from J-List May 12, 2003
Hello again from all your friends in Japan! The Japanese do love their alcohol, and in generally consume a large ...
Greetings from J-List April 25, 2003
Greetings from Japan, where it's not polite to stick your chopsticks straight up in your rice (only dead people do ...
My Otaku Reconsideration
My Otaku Reconsideration Portrait of an Otaky #1187by Peter R. PayneNote: the following is an article I wrote way back ...
Greetings from J-List May 22, 2001
Hello again from J-List, your neighborhood friend in Japan. Have you ever spoken to a Japanese person and wondered why ...
Greetings from J-List July 8, 2000
Hello again from Japan. While traveling back from the States, I read an interesting article in Forbes listing the current ...
