The Otaku Standardized Test and origin of the word, Japan’s hot summer, and aloe flavored yogurt
Hello again from Japan, and a special weekend update to J-List!I've written before about how the Japanese like to take ...
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Japanese food for the summer including delicious eel, and a little on the nature of fame in Japan
The Japanese can be very seasonal people, going out of their way to enjoy each season for what it has ...
Peter’s new cell phone, and the roles of men and women in Japan
One of the benefits from living in Japan is having access to cool keitai denwa, cellular phones. The three main ...
Lack of rain in Japan, methods for teaching English to our kids, and how I met Yoko Ono, sort of
Something's wrong with Japan's summer. This is supposed to be rainy season, a time of heavy rains that helps the ...
On different regions of Tokyo, sources of Japanese drama, and funny Japanese English usage
I've written before about how different regions of Japan go out of their way to establish meibutsu (famous local speciality), ...
On uniformity of public works, fast food in Japan, and a cool blending of old and new
I wrote last time about Japan's use of uniforms for many professions, which can sometimes look odd when seen through ...
How taxes are structured in Japan, all about Japanese kimonos, and the Sino-Japanese Counting System
Although Japan likes to take a lot of cultural cues from Europe, and even pretend that it's a part of ...
Golden Week, and thoughts on Japan being a “vertical” society
It's time once again for Golden Week, a series of Japanese holidays that happens to fall more or less within ...
Pouring your own beer in Japan, and what we could learn from the Japanese
You know you've lived in Japan too long when you're incapable of pouring your own beer. It's true -- in ...
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 ...
Japanese Universities, and the Michael Dell of Japan
There are two types of universities in Japan, public (operated on a national or prefectural level) and private, and as ...
All about Japanese girl & guy idols
One of the more interesting aspects of Japan is the effect Japan's "idol culture" has on everyday life. You can't ...
Japanese period dramas and Yoshitsune, and how to say “Nostalgic”
Hello from J-List! We're hearing the first rumblings of Spring here in Japan, a time that's called Haru Ichiban. On ...
Expensive to live in Japan, but expensive to die too
Japan can be an expensive place to live, but it can also be an expensive place to die, as well. ...
About the Japanese word “about,” and an update on robots in Japan
Hello all. I remembered to do the blog posting this time! Today's J-List post is below. You can also read ...
Let’s build a space station with Legos!
Hello all. All is going well here in Japan, although it's on the cold side. I finally have a good ...
Green tea or bust
Hello all. It sure is nice to be back home, even if Japan is a bitterly cold place, with wind ...
New Years in Japan
Hello all. Had a nice weekend. A friend from Tokyo came up and we had a New Year's Party (Shinenkai, ...
Culture shock in Japan – Yamato Nadeshiko
Hello all. Back to work for the J-List crew, although it's time for the nenmatsu rush of people taking days ...
Merii Kurisumasu
Hello all. Actually this is a repost because I deleted this post somehow. GRRR...Here are some pictures from Japan. One ...
Japanese Corporate Fashions & More
Hello all. Another slice of life from Japan for you. It will be nice to have Christmas again, and my ...
Greetings from J-List 12/8/04
Japan is very technically advanced, and no where is this more evident than in the market for portable phones, called ...
Greetings from J-List 12/6/04
It's funny how a language reflects the people who speak it, and vice versa. Much of famously nuance-filled indirectness of ...
Greetings from J-List 12/1/04
You've been in Japan too long when you pronounce the word "warehouse" as "wah-rey house." Japanese pronunciation is extremely easy, ...
