Tag: culture

(The J-List site was down for a few hours due to a database hiccup, but all is well now.) Winter ...

Last time I talked about how the classic Japanese novel The Tale of Genji -- about the playboy son of ...

I sometimes like tossing out random questions on J-List's Facebook page or Twitter feed, like the time I asked readers ...

Anime characters are generally organized into basic archetypes, and whenever a new character is introduced, fans are able to categorize ...

While I was in Australia I managed to injure my knee by underestimating the strength of an incoming wave while ...

Some great news about the all-new J-List website: our English-translated visual novels and eroge are finally restored and ready for ...

We hope you're enjoying the all-new J-List website. Just a reminder: certain products like magazine and snack subscriptions, iTunes cards ...

We hope you're enjoying the all-new J-List website. Just a reminder: certain products like magazine and snack subscriptions, iTunes cards ...

We hope you're enjoying the all-new J-List website. Just a reminder: certain products like magazine and snack subscriptions, iTunes cards ...

A few notes about the brand-new J-List website: subscriptions (both magazine and snacks) are currently off the site but will ...

A few notes about the brand-new J-List website: subscriptions (both magazine and snacks) are currently off the site but will ...

Well, after many trials and tribulations, we're happy to announce that the new J-List site is up and ready for ...

Important note: the launch of the new J-List website is coming next week, most likely on Monday-Tuesday. This will entail ...

Japan’s relationship with China is a long and varied one. Long before Japan became smitten with the desire to industrialize ...

It's part of the nature of the Japanese people to prefer substituting euphemisms for words that are embarrassing to use ...

One subject I like to explore is why certain types of popular culture flow all over the world, becoming part ...

Hello again from J-List. I'm winding down an especially awesome summer here in San Diego in which J-List shook hands ...

J-List is busy selling awesome products at the San Diego Comic-Con in booth 4929, in the "Anime Alley" part of ...

J-List will be attending Anime Expo this year at booth 1319. We hope you'll come by our booth and check ...

Is Japan a racist nation? This is a very delicate question, but I wouldn't be worth much as a Japan ...

Hello again from J-List. I've taken a few days off for a brief vacation with Mrs. J-List to Las Vegas, ...

I've made the top from Japan to the U.S., and now we're at the Phoenix Comicon, a super fun event ...

The history of yuri culture in anime, and how to succeed at anything. If you follow the J-List Facebook page ...

Over the weekend I decided to visit Kiryu, a pleasant city near J-List that's known as "Little Kyoto" because of ...