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You never know when Japanese customs will catch you off guard. When our kids were born, I insisted on being ...

Before I started J-List, I had a career as a teacher of eikaiwa or English conversation. In Japan there's a ...

One thing I like about running J-List is being able to help people be closer to Japan. One of my ...

Today is the 65th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Air Raid. On this day, 300 B-29 Superfortresses flying out of ...

If you've read my random musings on Japan for any length of time, you'll know I'm no small fan of ...

One interesting difference between Japan and the West is the use of hanko, or name stamps, when indicating approval on ...

Christmas is a happy time in Japan, when couples can exchange gifts or maybe plan a special evening together, and ...

The cornerstone of the Japanese television world is the "variety show," and although the Western stereotype of these programs isn't ...

The other day I was watching a BBC documentary on ancient history, because BBC documentaries are awesome -- I hope ...

The current outbreak of the "new type influenza virus" (as H1N1 is callled in the Japanese media) is having a ...

When I came to Japan, I naturally expected to find foods like ramen, udon, tempura and sushi, but when I ...

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

Last time I talked about some phrases that are very concise in Japanese yet have many long and complex potential ...

Kanji are the mysterious Chinese pictographs used in China, Japan, and to a limited extent, in South Korea. While they ...

My daughter continues her adventures in junior high school, a place of learning and Japanese-style character building. Because her school ...

The other day I took my mother and the kids down to Tokyo to see the Studio Ghibli Museum, pretty ...

Although Japanese foods like sushi, sashimi and sukiyaki are famous all over the world, the Japanese have an incredibly varied ...

It's a proud time for J-List's Yasu, the guy in charge of stocking cool artbooks and Japanese study items on ...

As December draws to a close, Japan is getting ready for Oshogatsu (New Year's Day), by far the most important ...

The Japanese have a reputation for being innovative and coming up with new ways to make everyone's life a little ...

Japan is currently engaged in some soul-searching about whether or not to lower the legal age of adulthood. Historically the ...

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is the latest film by Hayao Miyazaki, and it's been quite an event ...

You can pick almost any area to compare Japan with the U.S.: history, culture, sports -- or if you like, ...

My wife is hooked on Kandora, short for Kankoku dorama or South Korean soap operas, and it seems every time ...