Tag: Japan

I like to think I've made the most of my time in Japan, having a wide range of experiences in ...

Over the years certain companies have found success here in Japan, including Nestle (they celebrate a century of selling coffee ...

One thing I write about often is how the Japanese are very sensitive to how they're viewed internationally, and how ...

When dealing with other languages there's plenty of potential for words that are similar in sound to become confused in ...

Language reflects the character of the people who use it, and this is definitely true of Japanese. One of the ...

In addition to hay fever season in Japan, it's also time to prepare for the start of the new school ...

One aspect of the Japanese I'm a fan of is their humility, the general tendency to be self-effacing and avoid ...

Japan was a very different place when I came here back in 1991. Back then, foreigners were happy if we ...

While Japanese television is well-stocked with variety shows, live music shows and contemporary and historical dramas, some of the programs ...

I write a lot about how Japan is one of the safest and most peaceful countries in the world. Murders ...

Before the Internet, Japan was a truly mysterious place, and it was difficult to access information about the country from ...

Japan is probably the only country where eating too quietly will get comments from people around you. The correct way ...

One of the more enjoyable aspects to living in Japan is the constant stream of entertaining TV commercials, and I ...

Although Japan's economy is limping along with little if any real growth, its official unemployment rate is an enviably low ...

Everyone knows that rice is the staple food of the Japanese, and it really is -- most people in Japan ...

Japan is currently experiencing a wave early retirements as dozens of teachers, police officers and other public servants move their ...

While it's generally fun to be a foreigner living in Japan -- the people are nice, the sushi is cheap ...

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

Before coming to Japan, I knew the Japanese drank "green tea," but naturally it was destined to be more complicated ...

If you ever go to Narita Airport, the international airport serving the Tokyo area, you might not be surprised by ...

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

Before the new year arrived, I went to Yoshinoya for lunch for my official "last beef bowl of 2012," and ...

If you browse J-List's Home & Traditional page, where we stock fun and interesting things for your home along with ...

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