Tag: culture

Japan has certainly had a unique history. Compared with most other nations, it got a late start, importing its writing ...

It's interesting how Japanese society divides itself into different tribes, or zoku, which always seem to come with interesting and ...

"You've been in Japan too long when NHK warnings about landslides, heavy rains, and other disasters make you feel reassured ...

First of all, many apologies for the off-and-on server problems we've been experiencing over the past couple of days. We're ...

If kimchee embodies the soul of Korea, then green tea serves the same role here. Green tea has been a ...

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

For the past few days the Interwebs have been buzzing about the new trailer for Toy Story 3, which features ...

I saw on CNN's website that Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada had officially apologized for colonizing the Korean peninsula from ...

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

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. ...

When J-List started our popular "Reserve Subscription" magazine service a decade ago, we had no idea how popular it would ...

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

The year 2010 marks the 1300th anniversary of the founding of Nara, the former capital of Japan and one of ...

Well, 2010 marks the end of the first decade of the 21st century, and good riddance, I say: no more ...

Manga are the famous Japanese comics that have come to define Japan around the world. Literally meaning "whimsical pictures," the ...

There are two people named Amuro in Japanese popular culture. One of them is Amuro Ray, the young boy who ...

The other day I met an American friend for drinks. Because his wife is from China, their kids grow up ...

World War II was a tumultuous time, and it's interesting looking at the various ways our current image of Japan ...

When I came to Japan in 1991, I brought with me a large body of knowledge of Japan's popular culture, ...

The three most important names in Japanese history are the "three unifiers" who brought the country out of its chaotic ...

Asami, the J-List employee who keeps us well stocked with amazing bento boxes and traditional Japanese items will be out ...

I often get mail from people planning a trip to Tokyo, asking me to recommend some sightseeing spots. While there ...

We like to call J-List "a wonderful toybox of things from Japan," and we do have an awful lot of ...

When you watch anime, you open yourself up to a culture that's very different from the West, and it's not ...