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We're all human, and are naturally susceptible to having partially incorrect stereotypes about a far-off country like Japan. As I ...

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Every once in a while Japan does something that makes you stop and say, "wait, what?" Like when they advertised ...

All around our city there are these metal plates put up by our local PTA on which are written interesting ...

If you visit Tokyo's prestigious Ginza district right now you might come across a shop selling products featuring the official ...

We hope everyone in the U.S. enjoyed a warm and pleasant Thanksgiving with family and friends. It's not a holiday ...

Last time I talked about how my Japanese wife didn't want to visit the Mt. Fuji area in part because ...

I took a couple of days off this week to travel with an Italian friend of mine to Hakone, a ...

Like many people in Japan, I am a 風呂人 furo-bito, or a person who likes taking baths in natural hot ...

There are some things you say when you live in Japan that you'd certainly never utter back home. For example, ...

One theme I write a lot about is how the Japanese are interested in the outside world, and especially in ...

One concept you encounter quite a lot in Japan is 責任 sekinin, meaning responsibility or duty. Whether it's a clipboard ...

One of the best things about Japan is the way a foreign visitor will generally never have to feel fear ...

There are many types of lodging available in Japan, from Western style "city hotels" to capsule hotels that let you ...

Last weekend I was casting around for something to do, so I decided to hit an onsen (pronounced "own-sen"), the ...

A few weeks ago I went with my son to an onsen hot spring, which is a rarity these days ...

One interesting social concept you see at work a lot in Japan is the concept of 我慢 gaman, which means ...

Are French people Buddhists? Are the Germans lonely? Are the British particularly heroic, and do Americans eat lots of rice? ...

Last time I talked about the way a country like Japan can appear quite different to "outsiders" who come here ...

You probably don't think of Japan as a military power, but the country does possess a large military force with ...

One thing about the Japanese is that they seem hard-wired to appreciate nostalgia, whether it's eating the traditional candy they ...

As an American living in Japan, I go about my day in a normal way, hitting the gym, filling my ...

Over the weekend I had some free time, so I decided to get in the car and head off in ...

J-List is located in Gunma Prefecture in the exact center of Japan, about 100 km northwest of Tokyo. While there's ...