Tag: fashion

The music scene in Japan is rich and varied, with its own unique ebbs and flows of visual rock, hip ...

Stereotypes are really not good, since they cause us to make assumptions about people from other countries before we've gotten ...

There's a fight brewing in Japan's business world, as investment fund Murakami Asset Management, the largest shareholder of the popular ...

Attempting to master a foreign language is a big undertaking, and if you want to become fluent someday you need ...

Sometimes you don't know what Japan will throw at you next. Once I was shopping in Tokyo, checking out the ...

Every few weeks my kids bug me to take them to the "ge-sen," or game center, and I give in ...

Hello again from Japan! Today is a holiday here, Shunbun no Hi, or the first day of spring. It's nice ...

Oopsie -- once again I see I've forgotten to post my after doing the J-List update. Sorry!Today's J-List post is ...

Hello all. I am still in San Diego, enjoying the January warmth, which until I got here was the January ...

Hello all. Another slice of life from Japan for you. It will be nice to have Christmas again, and my ...

Every rule has an exception, and the Japanese writing system is riddled with so many exceptions, it's almost as complex ...

First of all, happy day after Thanksgiving, if you're in the U.S. -- we hope everyone had a warm and ...

When I came to Japan, I had my share of culture shock. Women in kimonos riding an ultramodern Shinkansen. Vending ...

When Icame to Japan, I had my share of culture shock. Women in kimonos riding an ultramodern Shinkansen. Vending machines ...

Like Bill Gates and Donald Trump, the movers and shakers of the Japanese business world -- the "shacho" or company ...

Japan is very different from the States, and there are different social engines at work here. While I feel it's ...

Hello again from Japan, the home of a car called the Toyota Ism (named after the English suffix -ism, from ...

Japan is ecstatic about the achievement of Ichiro, Japan's current favorite son, who beat the record for most hits in ...

Hello and T.G.I.F. from everyone on the J-List team!It's fall, and that means it's the season for school sports festivals, ...

Hello and T.G.I.F. from everyone on the J-List team!It's fall, and that means it's the season for school sports festivals, ...

Hello again from Japan, where staplers are known as "hotchkiss," after a company that made them back in the 19th ...

Hello again from Japan, home of cars with names like the Largo Wagonist and Suzuki Perky.Back when I was single, ...

One of the biggest surprises any foreigner living in Japan receives is when he sees his first Japanese right wingers, ...

Hello from Japan, home of feminine products with names like Charmy Body Fit and Supporty.Japan's birthrate is among the lowest ...