Tag: Hatsune Miku

There are some fundamental differences between Japan and the U.S. which I like to explore from time to time. The ...

like Twitter and Facebook because I can toss out ideas to my readers and get instant feedback from them. I ...

For students of foreign languages, whether Japanese working hard to learn English or us gaijin studying Japanese, success often comes ...

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

One of my Twitter followers asked me, "How long did it take for bowing to become automatic when you learned ...

There are certain positive aspects of living in Japan, including the fact that it's such a peaceful country -- you'll ...

We're having a great time here at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, meeting fans and customers and selling lots of ...

My home town of San Diego has just two seasons: sunny and slightly less sunny. In contrast, Japan has very ...

It must be strange, having a professional otaku for a dad. Just by living in Japan, my kids (daughter aged ...

Japan is a very seasonal place, where people are accustomed to doing what's appropriate for whatever season it is, and ...

My family has now joined me here in San Diego, and we're enjoying our time here even as we worry ...

I've been feeling a bit under the weather over the past few days, apparently having caught my daughter's cold. After ...

October 1st is the day for koromo-gae (lit. "clothes changing"), when millions of Japanese high school students switch from their ...

There are certain skills the Japanese people possess, which we poor gaijin usually lack. Like the ability to sit for ...

It's interesting to see how the Internet continues to change the world we live in. In Japan, it's common for ...