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One big trend over the past few years has been "otaku marketing," tying product brands to anime series that fans ...

When foreigners come to Japan they're immediately enthralled with the beautiful temples and shrines they encounter here. Japan has two ...

There are a few unpleasant things about living in Japan, like riding packed trains in Tokyo at rush hour, or ...

For the average Japanese person, the most difficult thing they'll do in their lives is juken, taking an entrance exam ...

One thing about the Japanese is that they seem hard-wired to appreciate nostalgia, whether it's eating the traditional candy they ...

When foreigners come to Japan, one of the first cultural differences they run into is the custom of taking shoes ...

One reason I'm able to live happily in Japan is that I love the food here, and while I'm always ...

Japan has been called "the only country that cares what its foreigners think," and judging from the large number of ...

No matter how careful we might be, cultural misunderstandings are going to happen, like a Japanese homestay student I knew ...

Selamat pagi! That's 'good morning' in Malay and Indonesian, and a Nichijou reference, in case you didn't catch that series. ...

Before the new year arrived, I went to Yoshinoya for lunch for my official "last beef bowl of 2012," and ...

2013 has officially arrived, and we wish everyone a peaceful and happy year. We hope that J-List will be able ...

Anime, of course, is a collection of fun memes which continually build on story and character concepts established in previous ...

We hope everyone had a great holiday, wherever you are in the world. My family had a more-or-less traditional Japanese ...

Well Christmas is here, and soon children all over the world will be nestled all snug in their beds, probably ...

As a card-carrying fan of oldschool Japanese animation and pop culture, I make it a point to enjoy both cool ...

Yesterday I took my life into my own hands, daring to go to Costco on a Sunday. I'm a big ...

The act of translating from one language to another can be a complex process, which is why reading documents that ...

When Japanese couples get ready to have a child, they naturally start making lists of possible baby names. While most ...

Names are important things no matter what country you're in, though in Japan they work a little differently than what ...

I've written before about how effectively studying a language requires certain things. A real desire to learn is important, as ...

Thursday is Thanksgiving, the second most important American holiday, a day for spending time with family and friends and giving ...

I'm rushing this update out a bit today, since the J-List crew is going out to an izakaya restaurant for ...

One topic I cover a lot is how Japan is a very "seasonal" place, with distinct customs and foods for ...