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Last time I discussed the words wabi and sabi, two poetic terms from Zen Buddhism which basically tell us to ...

Part of the fun of watching anime is enjoying all the wacky memes that are created, from the venerable girl-with-toast-in-mouth-rushing-off-to-school ...

The rise of manga and anime has brought the West into contact with some interesting Japanese visual conventions. I remember ...

Getting into anime means exposing yourself to a world of new ideas, some of which might be potentially confusing at ...

I've always thought my life would make a good basis for a 4-koma (4-panel) manga, perhaps called "Papa wa Gaikoujin" ...

I wrote recently about the "peace" sign that the Japanese are fond of making whenever they see a camera, despite ...

The other day my son and I were watching an NHK documentary on penguins and elephant seals living on King ...

Sometimes I think my family would make the basis for an interesting anime series, along the lines of Darling wa ...

My son and I continue to enjoy our mini-vacation here in Baltimore, and it's been fun to watch his reactions ...

Sunday was the centennial of the death of Lafcadio Hearn, one of the first gaijin to "turn Japanese" and live ...

Hello from Japan, home of feminine products with names like Charmy Body Fit and Supporty.Japan's birthrate is among the lowest ...

"You've been in Japan too long when you appear for your first skiing lesson with brand new Rossignol high performance ...

Hello again from Japan, home of cars with unique English names like the Honda "That's."I often think that the U.S. ...

Hello again from all your friends at J-List!In my general overview of the Japanese language and collection of advice for ...

Hello again from Japan and J-List! One of my favorites from the "YBIJTLW" list, located on my personal homepage: "You've ...

Hello from Japan, the home of embarrassing car names like Mazda Bongo Friendee and Toyota ED. It's said in Japan ...

Hello again from all your friends in Japan! I've lived in Japan for twelve years now, and I've had some ...

My Otaku Reconsideration Portrait of an Otaky #1187by Peter R. PayneNote: the following is an article I wrote way back ...

Hello again from Japan, the home of tomato flavored pretzels! Part of Peter's Unified Theory of Japan is that the ...

Hello again from Japan, home of the world's only indoor skiing facility -- the Ssaws ski slope near Tokyo Disneyland, ...

Hello, where in children's games like Hide and Seek or Tag, the person who is "it" is referred to as ...

Hello from Japan, the home of yogurt flavored butterscotch candies -- yum. Japan has a new "muscle idol" these days: ...

Hello from Japan, where a steak made with ground beef is a "hamburg" and a frankfurter out of its bun ...

Hello from Japan, where a steak made with ground beef is a "hamburg" and a frankfurter out of its bun ...