Tag: Japan

The other day I noticed a bag of rice sitting on the table. Something about the way the grains were ...

The Japanese do like English, and use it to add a little je ne sais quoi to their language, but ...

Japan is doing its best to deal with the outbreak of the "new-type influenza virus" that has taken hold here, ...

One of the most pleasant aspects of living in Japan is getting excellent service wherever you go, whether it's at ...

Like many others, I'm a big fan of Lost. Unfortunately my wife has gotten into it, too, which means I ...

Google is an amazing tool that allows us to find information in seconds, and I swear by it. When searching ...

Japan is often said to be a "vertical" society, in which a given person has a higher or lower social ...

Japan is home to many interesting foods, only a small number of which are generally known to the outside world. ...

Before I came to Japan, I thought I knew pretty much what kinds of people I'd find here: lots of ...

Women who use Yahoo vs. those who prefer Google -- which are sexier? That's a question posed by one ladies' ...

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

I've been fascinated with the women of Japan ever since I arrived here, and over the years I've managed to ...

My daughter recently asked me if I could drive her to the nearby town of Oizumi so she could visit ...

Google has revolutionized the world, adding ten points to the collective IQ of humanity by allowing us to summon up ...

Singer, comedian and all-around nice guy Tsuyoshi Kusanagi has been a fixture on Japanese TV for the past two decades ...

There are many things that American houses have which their Japanese counterparts lack, and vice-versa. A Japanese home will generally ...

It's nearly time for Japan's Golden Week, a semi-accidental clustering of holidays that usually fall near each other, which the ...

In Japanese, there's a whole subset of polite language called keigo which can be quite a challenge for foreigners to ...

My wife bought me a great present the other day: a book featuring all the places to buy yaki-manju in ...

When humans one day live in space, I'm sure we'll make use of the experience Japan has gained with fitting ...

Another good option if you're trying to eat in a hurry is to hit a konbini, or convenience store, where ...

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

My daughter has started junior high school, which is a big step in Japan, a kind of medium point between ...

Although Japanese kitchens are well stocked with spoons, forks and knives, most meals in Japan are eaten with chopsticks. Children ...