Tag: food

Spring has finally arrived, a great time to enjoy the cherry blossoms which transform Japan into the most beautiful place ...

I wrote last week about the general work situation in Japan, which has an impressively low unemployment rate of just ...

Living in another country can really make you appreciate the little things from back home. This morning I was late ...

Today is 節分 Setsubun, a fun day for anyone with small kids in Japan. A remnant of the old Lunar ...

The decades after WWII have seen some successful American businesses establish themselves in Japan, including Coca-Cola, Toys R Us and ...

When I came to Japan back in 1991, Terminator 2: Judgment Day was playing in theaters, the first George Bush ...

There are certain things the Japanese just seem to really like for reasons that are difficult for foreigners to understand. ...

We're rushing today's update a bit because tonight is the 新年会 shin-nen kai or New Year's Party of J-List. Similar ...

January marks the start of 受験シーズン (juken season), when thousands of Japanese high school students take the most important tests ...

One thing everyone knows about the Japanese people is that they use chopsticks to eat with. It's true: except for ...

There are certain things I will never understand about Japan, like their fascination with the number of creases a person ...

The Japanese are big fans of traveling abroad, and there are hundreds of travel agencies that provide cheap package tours ...

Westerners seem hopelessly taken with the mysteries of kanji characters, often choosing to get exotic tattoos with Chinese characters on ...

The Japanese like nothing more than to be recognized internationally for their achievements, which is why the popularity of anime/manga ...

Every year the Oxford English Dictionary chooses to bless a few new words by adding them to its hallowed pages, ...

There are some things you say when you live in Japan that you'd certainly never utter back home. For example, ...

There's a lot of food to love in Japan, from sushi and sashimi to large nabe (pot dishes) like sukiyaki ...

When you come to a country like Japan, it's normal that you'll give up some things you might be used ...

I caught an interesting show on Japanese TV the other day called 子供に聞かせたい Kodomo ni Kikasetai! or "I Want to ...

My wife's parents' birthdays both fall around this time of year, and we usually celebrate by getting in the car ...

Yesterday I drove to the other side of town to obtain a precious resource: a Subway sandwich. Depending on where ...

When you study a foreign language, it's natural to want to learn the "naughty" words first, but there's just one ...

"You've been in Japan too long when you no longer find anything amusing about the concept of 'Vermont Curry.'" Although ...

I've written before that two of the most important foods to any culture are beans and pickles, two food categories ...