Tag: health

In addition to a certain new series about traditional Japanese candy, there's another show that's getting a lot of attention ...

My daughter recently started a job as a waitress at a nearby shabu shabu restaurant, which sells thinly-sliced meat you ...

While I was in Australia I managed to injure my knee by underestimating the strength of an incoming wave while ...

Important note: the launch of the new J-List website is coming next week, most likely on Monday-Tuesday. This will entail ...

J-List is currently attending Anime Expo this year at booth 1319. We hope you'll come by our booth and check ...

Is Japan a racist nation? This is a very delicate question, but I wouldn't be worth much as a Japan ...

The history of yuri culture in anime, and how to succeed at anything. If you follow the J-List Facebook page ...

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

If America is famous for "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet" (as one TV commercial back in the day ...

Everyone loves touching stories involving beloved pets. When my family moved to New Zealand back in the 70s, we had ...

There are certain things about Asia that can be surprising at first. When my son was a young boy we ...

One of the unwritten rules in Japan is that society will change at a slower rate than in Europe and ...

Japan has received much from China over the millennia, including its early laws and culture, beautiful architecture (the city of ...

Yesterday I went down to Tokyo Big Sight with Mai, the talented J-List employee who keeps our site stocked with ...

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

Today (December 23rd) is the birthday of the current Japanese emperor, Akihito, who happens to be the 125th ruler in ...

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

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

I've spent more than 20 years as an observer of the Japanese people and their traditions, and it's been a ...

Although sake might be the alcoholic drink most associated with Japan, when the workday is done most salarymen will reach ...

One of the stated goals of Prime Minister Abe's "Abenomics" is to make sweeping changes that empower Japan's women to ...

It's been seven months since the return of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the pro-business ...

You may remember reading a few years ago that Japan had "outlawed" being overweight. Like much of what you read ...

One of the more exotic aspects of Japan are its "love hotels," private hotels that couples can go to in ...