History and our “national personality,” famous Japanese of the world stage, and putting dogs to sleep in Japan
History is in all of us, and each nation has its own unique quirks or features that come about as ...
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Earthquakes and Japan’s islands, a parable about the sexes in Japan, and an update on the Imperial Family’s problems
Japan is an atoll of more than 3000 large and small islands, with the major ones being the main island ...
Japan and its paper doors, young people who imitate James Dean, and bilingualism tricks with kids
Japan's come a long way from the classic image of "paper houses," but paper is still commonly used in modern ...
The buzz around Horie’s arrest, Horie as a “standing nail,” and info on Japanese names
Japan is all abuzz about the arrest of entrepreneur Takafumi Horie and his staff on investor fraud charges. A highly ...
Japanese Buddhist attitudes about land, and ruminations on when I first arrived in Japan
One big difference between Japan and America is the attitude people have towards land and personal mobility. In the U.S. ...
The concept of honesty in Japan, our New Year’s Day prayer, and winter snow report
I've always believed that people will be what you expect them to be, and if you assume that people are ...
The music scene in Japan, ways to stay cheaply in Japan, and all about Valentine’s Day
The music scene in Japan is rich and varied, with its own unique ebbs and flows of visual rock, hip ...
Japanese aesthetics not found in Vegas, how computers display Japanese, and bilingualism
We're on our way back from Las Vegas, tired but sated from our time here. The AVN show was good ...
How Japanese buildings are incubated, about Japanese eye color, and an invitation to Vegas
"You've been in Japan too long when you believe that buildings are made by incubating the site in blue plastic ...
On the Japanese concept of “normal,” ideas that Japanese can’t come up with, and how to be rude to the Emperor
Hello again from J-List. We're still enjoying our vacation in the U.S., this time in beautiful San Luis Obispo, where ...
Japan’s discovery of asbestos, difficulties fitting in in Japan, and even more on Japanese and English
It's often said that Japanese society follows behind the West by one or two decades or so, and time 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 ...
All about Japanese TV, the fun of variety shows, and respect I’ve gained for American medicine
One of the fun things about living in Japan is getting to watch Japanese television. There are 5 national television ...
On stereotypes, how and why words jump from one language to another, and trying to recall the term “gynecologist”
Stereotypes are really not good, since they cause us to make assumptions about people from other countries before we've gotten ...
On the creativity of children, social change in Japan, and what’s up with Steven Seagal
Children are very creative, and it seems there's nothing that a child is incapable of imagining, especially when it comes ...
Foreigners and Japanese living in Japan, all about name suffices, and more
Hello everyone! It's time for another slice of life from J-List.It's fun living in Japan and observing Japanese life and ...
More on language and values, and a bunch of Japanese words that are fun to learn (?)
The study of language is never merely about learning vocabulary words and grammar -- if done right, those who acquire ...
Japan’s latest boom: Akiba-kei, Otaku Culture and “Densha Otoko”
Japan is the land of the "boom" and every year something new seems to come out of left field and ...
Typhoon update, life in Gunma Prefecture, and ways that the Japanese walk to their own beat
Florida is getting pummeled by Hurricane Katrina, but Japan just got walloped by Typhoon No. 11, which dumped tons of ...
Japan’s population peaks, immigration, and all about Japanese car names
Hello again from Japan. I've made the 6760 miles (10,879 km) hop from Baltimore to Japan, and have slipped into ...
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 ...
Peter on the other side of the world, uses for the word “kokoro,” and Japanese who can’t read their own language
I never cease to be amazed at the Internet, which enables a small company like J-List bring so many interesting ...
Anniversary of the end of the war, the holiest of Japanese holidays, and all about babies in Japan
Today is the 60th anniversary of Japan's surrender, ending the terror that was the War in the Pacific, as it's ...
The latest crime wave in Japan, wholesome words by concerned Japanese parents, and beer made specially for kids
There's a minor crime wave going on in Japan right now: serial petnapping. Japan has been in the midst of ...
