Tag: food

This past weekend saw the "roadshow" -- what a movie release is called in Japan, from an old movie distribution ...

Want to know how to fluster a Japanese person? Ask them to pronounce difficult English words, such as "jewelry," which ...

Today is a holiday in Japan, kinro kansha no hi or Labor Thanksgiving Day. While it sounds like a combination ...

Last weekend I went to the local home center to pick up some parts for a speaker system I was ...

I like most things about living in Japan. The people are friendly, the food is good, and I'm never at ...

One thing I like about Japan is their enjoyment of food, and I really appreciate their tradition of eating bento ...

If you met a Japanese person whose's name was Honda or Kawasaki or Suzuki, you might smirk a little to ...

Coming to live in Japan means getting used to some new things. Pizza with squid, corn and mayonnaise on top. ...

One of the time-honored approaches to business in Japan is, watch for new business concepts cropping up in the U.S. ...

Like everyone else yesterday, I was saddened to hear of the death of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and one ...

Japanese television is always interesting, and never fails to give me neta, a word which refers to the fish part ...

The Japanese are very big on the four seasons, and have many customs that separate each season from the others. ...

I often write about the "meticulous Japanese" and their amazing ability to do the same thing in and out for ...

Fall my favorite time of year, and it's coming to Japan soon. Before long, the leaves will start to change ...

September means the start of university, and I've got quite a few readers in my Twitter feed who have just ...

One thing everyone knows about the Japanese people is that they use chopsticks to eat with. Yes, except for certain ...

Over the weekend I took a trip into Tokyo to meet some friends from the States who were in Japan ...

Japan is the land of the "boom," and you never know what will become popular next. One year all the ...

Japan has a new leader, Yoshihiko Noda, who will be sworn in as Japan's 95th Prime Minister on Friday. It ...

The Japanese are fans of "ranking" TV shows that rank famous products for you, and it's not hard to find ...

Well, my long sojourn in the U.S. is finally at an end, and I'm returning to Japan with my son ...

One word you learn pretty early when studying Japanese is gaman suru (gah-mahn suru) which means to endure or tolerate ...

Being away from Japan for a long time can make a gaijin and his son yearn for real Japanese food. ...

Although the Japanese generally are very polite and considerate, there are times when foreigners like me might consider what they ...