Tag: Anime

A week or so ago, a bizarre-looking deep-sea fish called Ryugu-no-Tsukai, which Wikipedia tells me is "oarfish" in English, started ...

One of our favorite categories of product are the gorgeous artbooks in Japan, which are printed on high gloss paper ...

It's funny how anime characters tend to follow certain established patterns, like the classic dojikko clumsy girl, or the always-popular ...

There are several methods of learning a foreign language, including Grammar-Translation (learning grammar and example sentences), Total Physical Response ("Simon ...

In Japanese, there's a class of polite phrases that are useful to memorize since they're used quite almost daily. One ...

One aspect of Japan I've written about many times is the way Japanese are tickled to death when any of ...

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

Recently I talked about "fake dialects" of Japanese that are often heard in anime, which can add much to the ...

Anime and manga are extremely visual media which communicate strong emotions through meticulously designed characters. To make their creations more ...

One Japanese TV show I watch every once in a while is "Unbelievable!" in which famed Japanese director and squeaking ...

You wouldn't think that a simple concept like the names we use to address others could be a source for ...

When I came to Japan back in 1991, I had a lot of pre-conceived notions about the place, many of ...

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 ...