Tag: Japan

One word that's become quite well-known in anime- and Japan-centric circles is kawaii, which means cute, pretty, adorable, and in ...

Japan got a famous visitor last week, as the Dalai Lama travelled through the heavily damaged Tohoku region, bringing words ...

One thing I love about the Japanese people is their deep passion for their children, something I've observed firsthand as ...

One thing I like about Japan is their enjoyment of food, and I really appreciate their tradition of eating bento ...

Japanese TV never fails to entertain. One show I've watched a few times is called TATExHOKO (meaning "shield vs. spear"), ...

One of the most important concepts in daily life in Japan is shin'yo (SHIN-yo), which means "trust," and when Japanese ...

The #OccupyWallStreet demonstrations have certainly been in the news a lot, and now they've come to Tokyo, with several different ...

A language is a living expression of the thoughts and minds of the people speaking it, and as such, each ...

Body language is a big part of communication, and one aspect of interacting with the Japanese is picking up on ...

Japanese television is always interesting, and never fails to give me neta, a word which refers to the fish part ...

The Korean invasion of Japan is continuing, and every time I flip channels it seems I come across another Korean ...

One fun aspect of living in Japan is seeing how many television commercials you can watch before coming across one ...

Coming to a very seasonal country like Japan from San Diego, a city whose two seasons are "nice" and "slightly ...

One of the more welcome aspects of the Japanese people is their tendency to be humble, a trait you observe ...

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

No matter how many years I spend in Japan, every new day brings with it the potential for new linguistic ...

The Japanese are fans of "ranking" TV shows that rank famous products for you, and it's not hard to find ...

The end is near for Naoto Kan, 94th Prime Minister of Japan. I've been a fan of Mr. Kan's for ...

One thing you don't generally think of a lot is addresses and how they work, or how easy it is ...

One thing you get used to about Japanese people is, they don't think too deeply about their own language, and ...

Hello again, this time from...the Pacific Northwest. I've driven with two friends up to Snoqualmie, Washington, to attend the Twin ...

Although the Japanese generally are very polite and considerate, there are times when foreigners like me might consider what they ...

Living in a foreign country for many years can change anyone, and I'm certainly a different person than before I ...

All countries have what the Japanese call a komumin-sei, a sort of "national personality" that I write about every so ...