Japanese Daruma, the seasonal nature of Japan, and a sad day for Japan’s Adult Video World
One of the coolest images of Japan, to me, are the Daruma, the unique red, roundish dolls that are quite ...
Tag: Buddhism
Christmas vs. Buddhism in Japan, all about New Year’s, and a Japanese math problem for you to solve
The Christmas holiday means different things to different people, and each country has its own way of observing it. By ...
All about Japanese roads, a Mongolian sumo wrestler does good, and goodbye Mr. Miyagi
You've been in Japan too long when you see a road with two lanes going in the same direction and ...
The nuances of “Ogenki desu ka?” and a new movements in Japanese politics
Ogenki desu ka? This is one of the first phrases a student of Japanese encounters, and it corresponds to the ...
Otakon and comparisons to Woodstock, all about Japanese politics, and Buddhism
Hello again from J-List. Well, Otakon is over, the 20,000+ anime fans have gone home, and I'm headed back to ...
New election and the hullabuloo over the Japanese post office, and the “joy of satori”
It's once again that time most feared by foreigners living in Japan: election season, when white-gloved Japanese politicians drive around ...
Our expensive trip to Kyoto
Hello from beautiful Kyoto! I took a couple of days off work to take my mother, who is visiting from ...
What’s popular in Japan right now, and how to put your foot in your mouth in Japanese
Japan is the land of the "boom." One year it's health drinks laced with amino acids, the next it's ring ...
The history of the Pocky company and Japan’s tiny land mass
Hello again from Japan, the home of such products as Mapple (map book), Crunky (crunchy chocolate) and Quickle Wiper (floor ...
Coming-of-Age Day, Godzilla’s end and more
Hello all. It's Monday but because today is Coming-of-Age Day (see below), the kids have school off, even though they ...
Yoi otoshi o! to everyone
Hello all. Last post of 2004. So far I'm having fun with this blog and have decided to move my ...
Greetings from J-List 11/26/04
First of all, happy day after Thanksgiving, if you're in the U.S. -- we hope everyone had a warm and ...
Greetings from J-List 11/19/2004
During my time here in Japan, I've had the pleasure of meeting a wide range of Japanese people, from children ...
Greetings from J-List 11/3/2004
One interesting social concept I see at work a lot in Japan is the idea of "gaman," which means to ...
Greetings from J-List 11/1/2004
Hello again from Japan, where going to Kentucky always means going out for fried chicken.Happy Birthday to Hello Kitty! When ...
Greetings from J-List 10/29/2004
Japan can sure be a perplexing place. When you buy a can of beer for 200 yen, it's a given ...
Greetings from J-List October 1, 2004
Hello and T.G.I.F. from everyone on the J-List team!It's fall, and that means it's the season for school sports festivals, ...
Greetings from J-List September 30, 2004
Hello and T.G.I.F. from everyone on the J-List team!It's fall, and that means it's the season for school sports festivals, ...
Greetings from J-List September 27, 2004
Sunday was the centennial of the death of Lafcadio Hearn, one of the first gaijin to "turn Japanese" and live ...
Greetings from J-List August 13, 2004
Japan can be a superstitious place, with many beliefs that people in the West would have trouble understanding. Some of ...
Greetings from J-List July 30, 2004
You probably know that the Japanese eat whale, which is "kujira" in Japanese (some trivia for you: Godzilla got his ...
Greetings from J-List March 31, 2004
Hello again from J-List. It's time for another slice of life from your friends in Japan.The Japanese name registry (koseki) ...
Greetings from J-List March 19, 2004
Hello again from all of us at J-List!It seems that a Japanese city can't be complete until it has a ...
Greetings from J-List March 5, 2004
Hello and TGIF from all of us in Japan!Part of the fun of living in Japan is watching Japanese TV, ...
