Tag: food

One of my favorite Japan-related concepts is 和洋折衷 wayoh setchu, which means "a blend of both Japanese and Western influences." ...

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

I've been an anime fan for a long time, long enough to remember attending the monthly anime club meetings at ...

It's fun to analyze the impressions foreigners have of Japan when they first arrive in the country. The surprise at ...

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

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

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

We'd like to wish everyone 良いお年を yoi otoshi o ("have a good crossing into the new year") or 明けましておめでとう akemashite ...

The holiday season continues, and people are eager to receive wonderful gifts, including one that Hatsune Miku (?) has for ...

I started watching another anime series recently called Cross Ange, a new offering by Sunrise. Quite a "dark" show – ...

My family has always been very cross-cultural, with my kids equally at home watching Pokemon or the films of Hayao ...

One of the more unique and interesting shows to arrive during the current anime season has been Shiro Bako, about ...

One of my favorite aspects of living in Japan is definitely the food. There's lots to find here, from amazing ...

One interesting subject when thinking about Japan is the role of 国際結婚 kokusai kekkon, or international marriage, on society here. ...

Foreigners living in Japan know that whenever there's an earthquake in any corner of the country, we'll get concerned calls ...

moe culture, and connecting with anime through food. Last weekend was Comic Market, aka Comiket , the huge doujinshi convention ...

I've made the 11-hour flight from California back to Japan, the land of onsen hot springs and toilets that wash ...

I've made the hop from Japan to San Diego in preparation for the summer anime conventions. As usual it's great ...

Over the weekend we went to our favorite Indian restaurant for curry, tandoori chicken and that heavenly naan bread that ...

There are many routes to discover Japan, for example through the country's history or martial arts, through its pop culture, ...

Japan is an exotic place, a land of endless wonders for those of us from the West. While some may ...

Like many, I'm a big fan of bento, those convenient and delicious Japanese boxed lunches. Said to have evolved from ...

When anime and manga creators go to make a new character, they have a lot of basic personality types to ...

We love to bring our customers rare and wonderful snacks from Japan, including Pocky and Fran stick snacks, wonderful varieties ...