Tag: history

Sometimes I like to pick random Japanese historical figures and write about them. Like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the second of Japan's ...

When foreigners come to Japan, it's natural they'll encounter objects that are common and familiar to Japanese people yet strange ...

J-List has been involved with licensing and translating visual novels -- in their ecchi form they're known as bishoujo games, ...

It's funny the way our "base culture" can shape the way we look at the world. The other day I ...

Do you know what year it is? I often don't, thanks to the Japanese custom of counting years according to ...

As a student of Japanese pop culture, I like to observe how 2D characters evolve and change with each new ...

One aspect of Japan I like very much is the way people are generally open to debate and free thought ...

Even while it continues to help the Tohoku region recover from the terrible earthquake and tsunami of two years ago, ...

Yesterday I took a drive to Takasaki, part of the Takasaki-Maebashi-Isesaki tri-city area in our home prefecture of Gunma. I ...

One thing I like about the Japanese is their interesting way of looking at things, which is often very creative. ...

When I came to Japan my head was filled with silly stereotypes of delicate wooden houses with paper walls. The ...

I'm a fan of Strike Witches, a fun anime that blends cute moe girls with World War II-style mecha and, ...

One of the greatest names in the history of anime and manga is Matsumoto Leiji, creator of classic space operas ...

One of the most enigmatic people in Japan is Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates (or "Johnny's Jimusho" in ...

Part of Peter's Unified Theory of Japan is that the Japanese greatly desire to be seen in a favorable light ...

Yesterday I had a nice day with my daughter, taking in a movie at a local shopping mall then grabbing ...

A new anime season is upon is, so I decided to start watching the new Da Capo III anime based ...

Hello again from J-List! It's time for another slice of life from the land of strawberry and whipped cream sandwiches. ...

A new year means certain things in Japan, like exchanging formal greetings with everyone you know the first time you ...

Selamat pagi! That's 'good morning' in Malay and Indonesian, and a Nichijou reference, in case you didn't catch that series. ...

As an American living in Japan, I go about my day in a normal way, hitting the gym, filling my ...

It's funny how we're all wired to perceive things a certain way, depending on what culture we come from. When ...

J-List is located in Gunma Prefecture in the exact center of Japan, about 100 km northwest of Tokyo. While there's ...

The Japanese are ahead of the U.S. in several key areas, including the availability of square watermelons and taxis with ...