Tag: gaijin

I write a lot about memes because they're an interesting form of communication in the 21st century. Memes, of course, ...

Living in a foreign country changes you, a fact I learned when, after just a year living in New Zealand ...

One of the more unique aspects of Japan is its homogeneous society in which 98% of the people consider themselves ...

In a post I made to J-List's Facebook page about Tokyo winning the 2020 Olympics, one reader from South Korea ...

While Japan generally imitates the legal framework of the West, one big difference is the use of 判子 hanko, or ...

One of the best things about Japan is the way a foreign visitor will generally never have to feel fear ...

There are many types of lodging available in Japan, from Western style "city hotels" to capsule hotels that let you ...

Living in a foreign country means more than just learning that country's language. It also means subtly taking the local ...

I was hearing good things about the new anime Kiniro Mosaic (Gold Colored Mosaic), so I thought I'd give it ...

Last weekend I was casting around for something to do, so I decided to hit an onsen (pronounced "own-sen"), the ...

When I was in the U.S. I played with Apple's new iPhone in an Apple Store and immediately knew I ...

I watch more than a little late-night Japanese TV, and I enjoy its light- hearted goofiness. The other night I ...

Japan is a great country, with a lot to offer both short-term visitors and tourists as well as people like ...

It's been said that Japan is the only country in the world that cares what its foreigners think, and I'm ...

Language reflects the society that creates it, and there are many interesting words that give us insight into Japan. I ...

Sometimes I think my family would make the basis for an interesting 4-koma manga series along the lines of Darling ...

One of the main ways for foreigners to come work in Japan is as teachers of English as a Second ...

If you happen to be in Kyoto right now and see a tall, lanky boy who kind of looks like ...

We're having loads of fun at the San Diego Comic-Con here in always-sunny San Diego, selling tons of Tentacle Grape ...

Do the Japanese say "I love you"? It's an interesting question that touches on cultural issues as well as linguistic. ...

I'm often asked how Japanese view the gaijin that live in their midst, disrupting the harmony the country is so ...

We've finished the first day at Anime Expo, and we're all incredibly tired after selling so many awesome products from ...

Well, my trip to the middle of America and back is finally done. I managed to put 3200 miles (5150 ...

One thing textbooks don't tell you about becoming bilingual in a language is the way you'll naturally come to internalize ...