Tag: family

August 19, 2018

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

The Emotional Reason we Watch Anime, and Selfie Banning in Osaka?

August 26, 2018

A few notes about the new J-List website: remember, subscriptions (both magazine and snacks) and game downloads are currently removed ...

Driving in Japan, and how family names work

August 19, 2018

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

Living “Asian Style” in Japan

April 19, 2019

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

The history of ecchi girls in anime.

There are many female character types commonly seen in anime, including the ojosama with that ridiculous rich-girl laugh, the bokuko ...

Things the Japanese respect: money and the elderly.

Hello again from J-List! We've got another minor delay on the massive re-launch of the J-List site, but we'll get ...

Suddenly, a Hawaiian Beach Episode.

If you've watched any anime at all, you know there's a well-used trope called the "beach episode" in which all ...

Do Japanese hate hugs? And other random observations.

I've always done my best to observe the Japanese people during my time here, so I can pass those observations ...

Extending J-List’s big sale, and more random questions about Japan.

J-List will be at the San Diego Comic-Con this year in booth 4929, in the "Anime Alley" part of the ...

Crime and punishment in Japan, and a new sale from J-List!

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

Japan’s culture of gift-giving, and working out in Japan vs. the USA.

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

The ‘Big Tent’ of anime fandom, and what’s up with $12,000 melons?

As usual, we had a great time at the Phoenix Comicon, connecting with our many excellent customers and talking Sailor ...

Kissing Day in Japan, and Japan’s love of meat.

When I first arrived in Japan 24 years ago, I brought a lot of preconceived notions with me. Like, the ...

Serious stories in anime, and the social facade that protects fandom.

In addition to trying to revive the Japanese economy through his "Abenomics" reforms (which have had the effect of making ...

Exploring (delicious) cultural bridges, and being a foreigner in Japan.

It's interesting how often one of the most important cultural bridges between two countries is food. There are many "routes" ...

How Japanese names work, and is J-List located in a ‘Power Spot’?

When I came to Japan in 1991, one of my first impressions was that the country must be a dangerous ...

A new anime about food and

yuri, plus Japan's love of fax machines. I started another anime series last night called Koufuku Graffiti (Gourmet Girl Graffiti ...

Random questions about Japan answered: cats, blonde hair and more.

I was having trouble deciding what to write for today's post, so I decided to ask J-List's Facebook and Twitter ...

All about Japanese folk spirits, plus being a foreigner in a Japanese shop.

The other day I was having lunch with my daughter, and she asked me how to say the word 妖怪 ...

One of my favorite Japanese Cities (Kobe), and Japanese Desserts You Should Try.

Greetings from J-List. We're rushing to finish this post early because today is the day of the J-List New Year ...

Coming-of-Age Day in Japan, plus all about Japanese car culture.

Today is a holiday in Japan called 成人の日 Seijin-no-hi, or Coming-of-Age Day, essentially the day when Japanese who have turned ...

My history with H Games, and a brief trip to a tropical island.

Hello from Kota Kinabalu, a city in Western Borneo, Malaysia, where I've brought my family for some relaxing fun, just ...

Wacky Japanese TV, and celebrating the randomness of Japanese artists.