Learning to “Think” in Japanese
I try to promote study of Japanese on J-List because it's been such a satisfying journey for me. One challenge ...
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Japan and France
This week J-List's own Tomo, the employee who keeps our site well stocked with interesting DVDs, Hello Kitty shoulder massagers ...
English Used Freely in Japan
The Japanese do like English, and use it to add a little je ne sais quoi to their language, but ...
Wither the Salaryman?
The word "salaryman" is a wasei-eigo (lit. "made-in-Japan English") term referring to a salaried male employee of a company. The ...
Funny and Creative English in Japan
It never fails: you're going about our business in Japan, when suddenly you come face to face with some really ...
Are You a “Going My Way” Person?
One of my favorite words of Japanese is actually wasei eigo or "made-in-Japan English." It's the phrase "going my way," ...
Linguistic foibles in Japanese, “made-in-Japan” English words for people who like mayonnaise, and questions about inflation
The other day my wife asked me what a "window-breaker" was. I assumed she was asking about a type of ...
Bizarre urban legends of Japan, funny English words the Japanese invent, and where are all the pregnant women?
Urban legends are funny things, sometimes leading millions of people to believe something that just isn't true. When Gerber started ...
Living in Japan and changes in your native language, of Golden Week and flying carp, and a “Gaijin Battle” on Japanese TV
Living in Japan means adapting to many things, not the least of which is modifying your native language. When I ...
Funny English in Japan, teaching about America through Easter Eggs, and confusing Japanese company names explained
Japan can be such a funny place. You could be going along, minding your own business when suddenly, bam, the ...
Japan as the land of safety, small conveniences of living in Japan, and the reason for that wacky “Engrish”
I've written before about how Japan is a very safe place -- so safe it might just kill you with ...
Japan as the land of contradictions, the benefits of teaching ESL, and our Mona Neko T-shirts
Japan is nothing if not a land of contradictions, where you can connect to the Internet via a high speed ...
J-List drink party, funny phrases you can try at home, and thoughts on Japanese English
Japanese students study a total of six years of English, even more if they go on to college, and even ...
Greetings from J-List March 10, 2004
Hello again from all of us in Japan!When you become bilingual in a language, you learn a lot about how ...
Greetings from J-List July 23, 2003
Hello from beautiful San Diego once more. In a few hours I'll be on my way back to Japan, taking ...
Funny Engrish quotes from my Japanese students
My Japan Experience: Interesting Quotes from Japan Hi, my name is Peter, and I've lived in Japan for many years, ...
Greetings from J-List October 28, 2002
Greetings and salutations from your friends in Japan! First, notes on the site. J-List may be experience some minor problems ...
Greetings from J-List October 4, 2000
Hello again from your friend in Japan, J-List. Japanese love to take English words and play with them. In addition ...
