Tag: Anime

Among the many fine products J-List offers, we have a popular line of magazines which can be purchased on a ...

Sometimes the most mundane Japanese TV shows turn out to be interesting. Like one I caught the other day called ...

As a general rule, the Japanese have a very laissez faire attitude when it comes religion, blending Shinto and Buddhism ...

It's interesting to study how language and the brain interact to create our perceptions, and it's not uncommon for an ...

Today is Setsubun, a fun day for anyone with kids in Japan. A remnant of a festival that took place ...

The other day, I was rolling up my sleeves to start a Photoshop job, cutting out a large image so ...

There are certain jobs in Japan that are naturally better filled by foreigners, such as employees in certain ethnic restaurants, ...

We're having a bit of a "Korea Boom" in my house right now, courtesy of my wife. Like millions of ...

Going back to the U.S. is always a treat: I get to load up on foods that I can't get ...

I'm rushing to finish this update a little early since tonight we're having the J-List shinnen-kai, or New Year's Party. ...

I've written before about how Japan isn't a very patriotic place, and lacks some of the basic concepts of national ...

It's hard to think of a company that's changed our lives over the past decade more than Google. In their ...

How would you feel if the government lost your Social Security records, so that years of work and payments into ...

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the U.S. and Japan, which outlines ...

J-List loves being a bridge between Japan and the rest of the world and finding wacky items for our customers, ...

The world is in shock over the destruction from the terrible earthquake in Haiti, and the Japanese media has been ...

Otaku culture is fast becoming the mainstream culture of Japan, and any company that wants to succeed at selling products ...

Without a doubt, Japan is a country that loves it's seasons. At any time during casual conversation, there's a 23% ...

Happy New Year and akemashite omedetou from J-List! It's excellent to be here for another year, bringing you Japanese bento ...

Every language represents different challenges to learners. If I were to study a Romance language like Spanish, I'd need to ...

I write a lot about the Japanese concepts of senpai, an upperclassman in a school or a senior in an ...

One of the cuter -- or possibly creepier -- things that Japanese girls do is refer to themselves in the ...

The other day I got an odd hankering to watch one of my favorite Hayao Miyazaki films, Kiki's Delivery Service, ...

Unlike other nations in Asia, the Japanese have no custom of tipping for good service, and no matter how good ...