Tag: Anime

Life is a little more fun when you know some Japanese, whether it's to communicate with nihonjin who can't use ...

I've always had an odd affinity for movies released in the year I was born, which was 1968. Three awesome ...

Learning a foreign language like Japanese is fun because it makes you more aware of how your own brain works. ...

I've been bothered by a dry eye condition over the past few days, really not a fun experience, and yesterday ...

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

J-List carries the iTunes Japan prepaid cards, which are an awesome way to get access to the latest JPOP, anime ...

I saw a news report on the BBC's website the other day about the challenges Japan faces as its population ...

One of the joys of being a long-term gaijin in Japan is eventually building a house here. Houses in Japan ...

Humans are strange creatures. It's okay for a man to carry a laptop bag or "messenger bag" or a backpack, ...

If you've ever spoken with a Japanese person at length, you may have noticed them making strange "agreeing noises" while ...

I saw the news that Robotech creator Carl Macek had died on Saturday, making it a sad day for all ...

J-List carries a lot of unique and interesting products, and it can be fun to see what the top 50 ...

Since Tokyo is just a 45 minute Shinkansen ride from J-List's home prefecture of Gunma, it's quite convenient for us ...

Like many, I've gotten into Twitter, posting my random thoughts on life, the universe and everything while passing along information ...

Some big news for J-List fans -- come by our retail store on your next trip to Japan! For Immediate ...

The Season of the Sakura has come to Japan, and all throughout the country cherry trees are exploding like beautiful ...

Alcohol has historically played an important social role in Japan, and it's interesting to examine some of the customs that ...

The other day I was reading through random Wikipedia articles and I happened across the entry on Jonny Quest. For ...

Just a quick note by the way -- sometime soon we'll move the site from our server to Blogger's system, ...

Just about any aspect of Japan can provide an interesting cultural lesson, even names. In Japan, everyone has a family ...

J-List carries dozens of fun products for fans of Queen's Blade, the popular anime series which started out as a ...

One of the first things I did after arriving in Japan in 1991 was head down to Shinjuku, Tokyo, the ...

I'm always happy to offer random advice about what to see when planning a trip to Japan. While the Kansai ...

Like many people, I have an iPhone, and I carry it with me everywhere, stroking it lovingly and calling it ...