Tag: Japan

Attempting to master a foreign language is a big undertaking, and if you want to become fluent someday you need ...

One of the benefits from living in Japan is having access to cool keitai denwa, cellular phones. The three main ...

Japan can be a superstitious place, with many beliefs that aren't always easy for Westerners to accept. In addition to ...

My Japanese mother-in-law remarked the other day that, "You don't see women with big stomachs very often these days." At ...

There are big problems in China as demonstrators in several cities engage in protests against Japan, calling for boycotts of ...

Hello from beautiful Kyoto! I took a couple of days off work to take my mother, who is visiting from ...

Japan is the land of the "boom." One year it's health drinks laced with amino acids, the next it's ring ...

One of our favorite Japanese TV shows is Trivia no Izumi (the Fountain of Trivia, a title that sounds similar ...

Hello from J-List! We're hearing the first rumblings of Spring here in Japan, a time that's called Haru Ichiban. On ...

Hello all. Finished the update a little late today. I'm in a hurry to get home (see below for the ...

Hello all. I remembered to do the blog posting this time! Today's J-List post is below. You can also read ...

Hello all. Apologies on posting this late -- I plum forgot to post the blog on Friday when I finished ...

Hello all. It sure is nice to be back home, even if Japan is a bitterly cold place, with wind ...

Hello all. It's Monday but because today is Coming-of-Age Day (see below), the kids have school off, even though they ...

Hello all. Finishing a busy week, and am looking forward to taking the kids to the onsen, that is, hot ...

Here are today's pictures for all who care to see them. Today I'm showing you some of my recently cleaned-out ...

Hello all. Back to work for the J-List crew, although it's time for the nenmatsu rush of people taking days ...

Japanese television is always interesting, with a broad mix of entertaining things to watch. Variety shows, which feature popular "talents" ...

It's funny how a language reflects the people who speak it, and vice versa. Much of famously nuance-filled indirectness of ...

First of all, happy day after Thanksgiving, if you're in the U.S. -- we hope everyone had a warm and ...

During my time here in Japan, I've had the pleasure of meeting a wide range of Japanese people, from children ...

The Japanese like to drink, and beer is usually the drink of choice. Whenever you have a frosty one, it's ...

The Japanese like to drink, and beer is usually the drink of choice. Whenever you have a frosty one, it's ...

Japan is very different from the States, and there are different social engines at work here. While I feel it's ...