How Japanese buildings are incubated, about Japanese eye color, and an invitation to Vegas
"You've been in Japan too long when you believe that buildings are made by incubating the site in blue plastic ...
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Japan’s discovery of asbestos, difficulties fitting in in Japan, and even more on Japanese and English
It's often said that Japanese society follows behind the West by one or two decades or so, and time and ...
Cold and snow in Japan, the Japanese vs Albert Einstein, and Japanese studying “best practices”
Hello from freezing, windy Japan! The country has been hit by a cold front of Siberian winds that have chilled ...
Wedding bells in the Imperial Palace, beautiful autumn in Kyoto, and George Bush in Japan
Every autumn in Japan the leaves change to beautiful shades of red and yellow and vermillion, a spectacle called koyo ...
All about Japanese TV, the fun of variety shows, and respect I’ve gained for American medicine
One of the fun things about living in Japan is getting to watch Japanese television. There are 5 national television ...
Educational game shows, winter coming to Japan, and the eerie, sad story of Minako Honda
I've always been impressed with how serious Japan is about education, and a lot of energy is spent on coming ...
Successful foreign companies in Japan, and the story of Coca-Cola, vending machines and more
Japan is a unique place, and it's not always easy for foreign companies to succeed here. There are many barriers ...
Japanese vs. American houses, and lots of fun with Japanese onomatopoeia sounds
(It looks like Wednesday's update had some trouble going out to everyone. If you missed it, please go to the ...
All about weddings and wedding capitalism in Japan, and what it is to be “good head”
One interesting area of life in Japan is weddings, and Japanese really take the subject of getting married seriously. One ...
The Fall season in Japan, touching Japanese TV commercials, and a cosmic rule about pickles
Hello again from Japan. We're very sorry with the problems with the site after the last update -- we had ...
Humility in Japan, the many faces of apologies, and Japanese calendars
Hello again from J-List. We're a day late with the update because of some database related problems, but the update ...
Notes from Otakon in Baltimore, diappearing Japanese buildings, and more on bilingualism
Well, we're here at Otakon in Baltimore, and we're having a great time, surrounded by America's most vibrant young people, ...
Anniversary of the end of the war, the holiest of Japanese holidays, and all about babies in Japan
Today is the 60th anniversary of Japan's surrender, ending the terror that was the War in the Pacific, as it's ...
The latest crime wave in Japan, wholesome words by concerned Japanese parents, and beer made specially for kids
There's a minor crime wave going on in Japan right now: serial petnapping. Japan has been in the midst of ...
iTunes Music Store comes to Japan, on Japanese drinking culture, and some happy news at J-List
After a long wait, Apple's iTunes Japan music store has finally opened, allowing customers here to download Japanese and international ...
Japanese food for the summer including delicious eel, and a little on the nature of fame in Japan
The Japanese can be very seasonal people, going out of their way to enjoy each season for what it has ...
Ways to learn a foreign language, and on receiving complements about your use of chopsticks
Attempting to master a foreign language is a big undertaking, and if you want to become fluent someday you need ...
Peter’s new cell phone, and the roles of men and women in Japan
One of the benefits from living in Japan is having access to cool keitai denwa, cellular phones. The three main ...
Superstitions and ghosts in Japan, and buzz about the new Zeta Gundam movie
Japan can be a superstitious place, with many beliefs that aren't always easy for Westerners to accept. In addition to ...
The lack of pregnant women in Japan, more about how kanji works, and my karaoke pictures
My Japanese mother-in-law remarked the other day that, "You don't see women with big stomachs very often these days." At ...
Japan, China and the ghosts of the past on both sides
There are big problems in China as demonstrators in several cities engage in protests against Japan, calling for boycotts of ...
Our expensive trip to Kyoto
Hello from beautiful Kyoto! I took a couple of days off work to take my mother, who is visiting from ...
What’s popular in Japan right now, and how to put your foot in your mouth in Japanese
Japan is the land of the "boom." One year it's health drinks laced with amino acids, the next it's ring ...
Reflections on Japanese TV, and the history of Loose Socks
One of our favorite Japanese TV shows is Trivia no Izumi (the Fountain of Trivia, a title that sounds similar ...
