The Japanese Concept of “Aisatsu” (Greetings)
All around our city there are these metal plates put up by our local PTA on which are written interesting ...
All around our city there are these metal plates put up by our local PTA on which are written interesting ...
One topic that's interesting to explore is the Western custom of kissing and its history with Japan. While the English ...
Maid cafes have become one of the more famous images of modern Japan, and when foreigners visit Akihabara they'll often ...
When studying a language, it's not uncommon to encounter a word that that's difficult to translate on a 1-to-1 basis. ...
Anime is filled with fun tropes and memes. One that comes up in romantic comedy series is the 間接キス kansetsu ...
One concept you encounter quite a lot in Japan is 責任 sekinin, meaning responsibility or duty. Whether it's a clipboard ...
I took a trip down to Tokyo yesterday to have a meeting with NitroPlus, the innovative company behind Steins;Gate and ...
If you've browsed our website, you've probably seen the "phone straps" we sell, which are popular in Japan as stylish ...
I'm on the final leg of my pre-Anime Expo trip around the U.S., and finally headed towards home. After visiting ...
During the two months I'll be here in the U.S., I've got a long list of things I need to ...
There are many reasons to like a given anime series, including a truly fresh story approach, characters with endearing moe ...
One cool aspect of animation is how it can express any idea without limitation, since anything that can be drawn ...
One thing about the Japanese is that they seem hard-wired to appreciate nostalgia, whether it's eating the traditional candy they ...
One reason I'm able to live happily in Japan is that I love the food here, and while I'm always ...
When you live in Japan, you naturally develop a new set of skills in order to survive. Very few streets ...
Google has changed all our lives and added several points to our collective IQs, for which I'm very grateful. If ...
Each language has its own unique phonetic features and potential for language play, some of which are picked up by ...
The U.S. is in "election mode" right now, so I thought I'd compare politics between America and Japan a bit. ...
It's fun to study random bits of Japanese culture, like the way children who want the weather to be good ...
One theme I cover a lot is that capitalism in Japan doesn't work the way it does in other countries. ...
The Japanese are fond of designating certain days to commemorate random things, and every time I get in my car ...
Well, the San Diego Comic-Con is over for another year, the banners and booths all taken down. After all the ...
Japanese Urban Legends and...Totoro? As with any culture, the Japanese are susceptible to urban legends, the (usually mistaken) beliefs that ...
You probably don't think of Japanese foods like omurice (an omelet served over rice with a ketchup heart drawn on ...