Japan’s Wonderful TV “Talents”
Spend a little time in front of a TV in Japan and you'll see more than a few interesting "talents" ...
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Back in Japan and getting ready for New Year’s, my respect for hard work, and a great way to get money in 2008!
Hello again from J-List. Once again we've made the hop from San Diego to Japan, traveling the 5443 miles (8759 ...
Comparing my kids Japanese and American personalities, more on what makes Japanese people tick, and all about sitting on the floor in Japan
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday, wherever you are in the world. We had a great day, complete ...
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 ...
On speaking a language without using sentence subjects, the joy of funny English all around me, and a golden “Santa-san”?
One thing you don't hear very often when speaking English is someone saying, "Wait, what's the subject of your sentence? ...
My family treating me like an “American,” thoughts on learning a foreign language, and the pain of sitting in “seiza” style
Being an American in rural Japan can be a challenge, and while I do my best to fit in with ...
Funny moments in Japan, Tokyo’s famous Asakusa district, and limitations of Japanese “humility”
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On the evolution of language into new forms, thoughts on internationally famous Japanese, and my connection with New Zealand
Every language is constantly evolving, and while the English major in me isn't always happy about the LOLification of my ...
You’ve been in Japan too long when you ‘teach’ someone your phone number, all about the history of Panasonic, and fun with English phrases in Japan
"You've been in Japan too long when you 'teach' someone your phone number." Of course, we all use different words ...
More about “standing out in a crowd,” what Steven Spielberg has to do with learning Japanese, and ways that Japanese people save space
I talked last time about how the dynamic of "standing out in a crowd" can work a little differently when ...
Summer fireworks and reflections on language, the poor plight of Sumo’s most famous wrestler, and what’s up with those Japanese name stamps?
Hanabi (花火), meaning "flower fire" or fireworks, are part of summer in Japan, and you can't watch three hours of ...
Japanese High school baseball update, things I’ve learned from teaching ESL, and the next “boom” to hit Japan — Vinegar Beer?
You never know where the next interesting "boom" will come from in Japan. Maybe it'll be a strange new fashion ...
Friday the 13th and superstitions from Japan, thoughts on how to approach learning, and my take on Heroes and Japanese actors
Hello and happy Friday the 13th, often considered to be a day of good luck in Japan, since many festivals ...
Being sick in Japan and America, the concept of “political correctness” in Japanese, and all about Japan’s famous alcoholic drink, sake
Japan is a fun place -- the people are nice, the sights are beautiful, and you get to have wacky ...
Japan’s latest “boom” is Tae Bo, all about the Three Great Unifiers of Japan, and managing by studying Japanese history
Japan is the land of the boom, and you never know what will be popular next. Right now the country ...
Our plan to “reform” our home in Japan, the joys of getting citizenship, and times when Japan just throws you for a loop
Our plan to "reform" (remodel) our house in Japan is continuing apace, as we prepare to redo our bath area, ...
Buddhist lucky and unlucky days in Japan, a funeral for a great anime character, and do you have a “good head”?
If you want to get married on the cheap in Japan, I suggest you do it on Butsumetsu ("Buddha's Death"), ...
The cell phone industry in Japan, ways that language reflects culture, and buying a “mansion”
The local cell phone industry has been turned on its ear by the news that Europe's Vodafone was quitting the ...
Thoughts on television in Japan, April and “newly harvested rice,” and that cultural question, what color is the sun?
Television (which turns 80 today) in Japan can be quite entertaining, and sometimes its fun to sit back on the ...
The man who created the Yamato theme song, all about the traditional game Karuta, and thoughts on corn soup
I've written before about how the meinichi (命日), the anniversary of a person's death, is very important in a Buddhist ...
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 ...
On the magical blending of features in “haafu,” a Japan cell phone update, and some Japanese words I am passionate about
Somewhere between the staid features of futsu (normal) Japanese and the dizzying varieties of face, hair and body types seen ...
American uniqueness vs. Japanese uniformity, a new debate on “beautiful Japan” and the little joys of living in Japan
Just as Americans are accustomed to thinking of our country as a union of semi-soverign states, each with its own ...
Things that can always freak a gaijin out, the Japanese penchant for talking over songs on the radio and what is a “real house”?
No matter how long a person lives in Japan, there are always things that can bring on what expats here ...
