All about “joshiki” (Common Sense) and the Japanese, negative aspects of this, and some thoughts on turkey
Unlike the U.S. or most of Europe, Japan is a very homogenous country, where people tend to consider themselves part ...
Unlike the U.S. or most of Europe, Japan is a very homogenous country, where people tend to consider themselves part ...
Is teen heart-throb Zac Efron, the so-called "next Brad Pitt," an otaku? That's the question asked in a Japanese magazine ...
Well, Otakon is over, and it was a real blast. As the premier anime convention on the East Coast, it's ...
Hello again from J-List. Once again I've made the journey from California to Japan and am back home with the ...
Japan takes its baseball seriously, and right now the whole country is closely watching Daisuke Matsuzaka as he starts his ...
No consideration of Japan is complete without the often-quoted-by-gaijin- who-are-experts-on-Japan phrase deru kui wa utareru (DE-ru KOO-ee wa oo-TAH-reh-ru), which ...
One concept that's always interested me is joshiki (JOH-sh'kee) the Japanese "universal common sense" or knowledge that all reasonable people ...
Like most people, the Japanese have a tendency to look back with fondness on bygone eras, which they often sum ...
It's August in Japan, and to millions of Japanese sports fans that means -- high school baseball! High school baseball ...
It's good to be back home! We were only gone four nights, but traveling around Japan with your 65-year-old mother ...
Hello from J-List! We're hearing the first rumblings of Spring here in Japan, a time that's called Haru Ichiban. On ...
Today's J-List post is below. You can also read it on the J-List website or the JBOX.com site.Hello from a ...
Hello all. Last post of 2004. So far I'm having fun with this blog and have decided to move my ...
Hello all. Back to work for the J-List crew, although it's time for the nenmatsu rush of people taking days ...
Hello and Happy Friday from all of us at J-List! We've got a great update for you tonight just in ...
Hello again from Japan! One thing I've learned about the Japanese is that they sometimes go overboard with love of ...
Hello and TGIF from all your friends at J-List! Hair loss is big business in Japan, and many companies provide ...
Hello again from all of us at J-List! A bout of colder weather here in Japan has caused us to ...
Hello again from all your friends at J-List. Today is Friday, which is usually the day I take my kids ...
Hello again to all J-Listas! It seems that Japanese people never fail to surprise you. You would think that they'd ...
Hello again from Japan, home of cars with names like Crown Super Saloon. Even a simple word like friend (in ...
Hello and TGIF from Japan, where it's believe that if you cut your fingernails at night, you won't be able ...
Hello again from Japan, where basic drip coffee served in coffee shops is known as "American coffee." For a country ...
Hello again from all of us at J-List! First of all, there was a slight problem with the site for ...