Tag: Japan

There's something about living in Japan that makes you appreciate things from another age, which are old and out-of-date by ...

Happy New Year to everyone, and best wishes for a safe and peaceful 2011 from your friends in Japan at ...

It's funny how words change as they move from one language to another. The word "sabotage" supposedly came from the ...

It's funny the way the names of food influences our perception of them. I am big fan of tofu, and ...

Names in Japanese are quite different from what we're used to in the West. Right off the bat, the family ...

I saw that NBC and SyFy has cancelled Stargate: Universe series after two seasons. Since I'm currently (and belatedly) watching ...

We've entered that hectic period near the end of the year the Japanese call "Shiwasu," and it seems no one ...

Although Christmas is a relatively recent import into Japan, the giving and receiving of gifts has always been a big ...

There's more to communication than just words, especially in a country like Japan. Often a negative opinion is expressed indirectly, ...

Well, December is here, and everyone is very busy. The old Japanese name for December is Shiwasu, which today is ...

The 49th "Taiga Drama" -- the big budget jidai geki period drama put on by Japan's public broadcasting network NHK ...

There are some interesting things to be found on Japanese TV, like a show in which a comedian goes into ...

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the suicide death of one of the most enigmatic Japanese men in recent history, ...

Things I love about Japan: buying a hot can of coffee or corn pottage and drinking it on the train ...

In accordance with the Treaty of San Francisco, I'm required to blog about certain core Japan-related concepts every year or ...

One thing you have to understand about the Japanese is, they like lists, such as the Three Beautiful Sights of ...

When a foreigner comes to Japan, they usually try to catalog and analyize all the strange things they see, but ...

When foreigners visit Japan, they naturally focus on certain areas that stand out to them as unique, like maid cafes ...

When I first got to Japan, I was extremely motivated to learn Japanese, which was a good thing since the ...

Living in Japan teaches you many things. You learn to park your car in impossibly small spaces, and increase your ...

One of the defining features of the Japanese is their love for the "four" seasons and the unique qualities of ...

I still remember my first day of Japanese class back at SDSU, when our teacher taught us one of the ...

We continue to make improvements to the J-List site based on customer feedback (thanks!). Today we've reworked the customer account ...

Although I enjoy all manner of Japanese foods from sushi to sashimi to oyako-don (literally, "parent-and-child rice bowl" consisting of ...