Tag: food

Japanese TV never fails to entertain, or to provide me with good neta, a word which means the fish part ...

This has certainly been a harrying week for violent protests. The Japanese government's purchase of the Senkaku Islands from their ...

Japanese food has become famous all over the world, and most people are familiar with sushi, sashimi, tempura, soba, udon, ...

Quick, do you know how many Great Lakes there are on North America? The answer is five. The reason I ...

It's funny how wrong perceptions of other countries and languages can sometimes be, like the time I was asked if ...

It's interesting to look at first impressions of a new country. When I came to Japan in 1991, I was ...

Yesterday I took a trip to Tokyo to take advantage of Obon, when half the city leaves for their home ...

I've learned a few things about the Japanese during my time here. They generally think that every foreigner is tall ...

We're right in the middle of Obon (pronounced "oh, bone"), an important four-day Buddhist holiday during which Japanese return to ...

It can be easy to get the wrong idea about other countries, and it's not uncommon for people to carry ...

Japan is, by and large, quite a homogeneous place. I've traveled from Sapporo to Okinawa and have seen much of ...

Since I don't live in the U.S. full time, but only come over for the summer for Anime Expo and ...

I continue to enjoy my time back home, doing San Diego things like going to the beach and the desert. ...

There are many skills a foreigner needs if he wants to live in Japan. You need to learn the basics ...

Whenever I'm back in the U.S. I like to observe how Asian food and culture is presented, since it's common ...

Every once in a while I like to revisit the rules of Japanese pronunciation, since the language can be tricky. ...

I've done my best to understand the Japanese in the 20 years I've lived in the country, and while I've ...

Earlier this year I took a trip to Australia, which was a lot of fun. I noticed something while I ...

I've been enjoying my time in San Diego, zooming around the freeways as I drive to the J-List San Diego ...

Hello from sunny cloudy San Diego. I've made the 5443 mile (8759 km) journey from Japan to my home city, ...

One thing you have to know about the Japanese people: they really love rice. The Japanese eat it with most ...

The other night I found myself randomly surfing Japanese late-night TV to see what was on. First was a TV ...

You probably don't think of Japanese foods like omurice (an omelet served over rice with a ketchup heart drawn on ...

I think it'd be impossible for a person to live in a foreign country if they didn't like the food ...