Tag: Japan

Japan is a very different place from the West for several reasons. It's an island nation with a strong culture ...

I often write about how Japanese people are the most polite in the world, which can be understood pretty well ...

The Japanese, as I've often written, are a group-oriented people, and it's interesting to observe the subtle body language that ...

Bowing is an important form of social communication in Japan. Whether it's a short sumimasen accompanied by a brief lowering ...

One thing about living in Japan: it will really teach you how to apologize well, since the Japanese language is ...

The London Olympics are going on right now, and throughout Japan fans are watching the drama of the games unfold. ...

I'm back in Japan after a rather grueling trip that included a canceled flight from San Diego to Los Angeles ...

One Twitter user asked me, "Is it true that coming from Japan to America feels like traveling 20 years back ...

As an American living in Japan, I know how surprised Japanese can get when foreigners internalize the society around them ...

Although I love living in Japan, I'm happy that I'm not there now. The reason is that Japan has entered ...

Last time I wrote about the word gohan, which is Japanese for steamed rice that's ready to eat. (Uncooked rice ...

One thing you have to know about the Japanese people: they really love rice. The Japanese eat it with most ...

The other night I found myself randomly surfing Japanese late-night TV to see what was on. First was a TV ...

I think it'd be impossible for a person to live in a foreign country if they didn't like the food ...

The Emperor of Japan and his wife are currently in the UK, making an official state visit to take part ...

One surprising aspect of the Japanese is how superstitious they are, and there's a long list of "traditional folk beliefs" ...

It's well known that the Japanese eat with chopsticks, and any dish featuring rice, noodles, fish etc. will generally be ...

It's funny how people often come to associate place names with products. The first time I visited the city of ...

One thing I like about Japan is the importance placed on truth in advertising. In TV commercials for products like ...

Japan faces many challenges as the 21st century progresses, including the ongoing aging of its society, which will see 25% ...

As I often write, Japanese are the most polite and considerate people in the world, an important thing when you've ...

Two defining characteristics of the Japanese people are general humility and the ability to get along harmoniously with others in ...

The other day I took my family out for sushi because it was Kodomo no Hi or "Children's Day," one ...

Recently J-List hired a new Japanese employee to oversee the shipping of packages, and on her first day the entire ...