Tag: Japan

A New Black Friday Sale, and Questions about Housing in Japan Black Friday is here, and J-List has...a new sale ...

Is There Thanksgiving in Japan? And Other Important Questions J-List’s big Black Friday sale has started a week early to ...

What Made You an Anime Fan? We've got big news today: an early start to our Black Friday sale! For ...

Are Anime Fans Escaping from Reality? You Bet! We've got a big announcement for everyone today: a new limited Megumi ...

Japanese Artists Celebrate Pocky Day November 11 has been celebrated in Japan as "Pocky Day" (and Pretz Day) ever since ...

Exploring the Role of Drama and Violence in Anime Hello from J-List. Since tomorrow is 11/11, aka Pocky Day, we've ...

If you think it’s alright to go to school in Japan with your aesthetically colored hair, think again. An 18-year-old ...

Was Your First Crush an Anime Crush? Tell Us! One of the more embarrassing questions we all face is, who ...

Aho Girl Can Teach Us About Japanese Society I continue to enjoy Aho Girl, a short series based on a ...

As I wrote last time, there’s a long tradition of Japan taking their cues from the “Britain-senpai,” the nation they ...

Do you live in the Los Angeles area? If so we hope to see you at the upcoming Anime Impulse ...

I'm having a great time in Bali with my family, relaxing and doing some sightseeing, and surfing the general randomness ...

We're all human, and are naturally susceptible to having partially incorrect stereotypes about a far-off country like Japan. As I ...

I was recently casting around for a light anime to watch, so I decided to go with Makoto Shinkai's The ...

I'm interested in the idea of "cultural bridges" between Japan and the rest of the world, and the way certain ...

One of the more important areas of life in Japan is gift-giving, and there are many traditions of giving presents, ...

While Japanese TV has a reputation for zaniness thanks to Sasuke/Ninja Warriors and those old Takeshi's Castle re-runs, I'm often ...

When studying a new language, one of the first things we want to do is learn the "naughty" words, which ...

Japan is a mysterious country which can be hard to figure out sometimes. One of my hobbies is to use ...

Hello from exciting Las Vegas, where I've come for a short vacation with Mrs. J-List and our kids. While I'm ...

I'm interested in the way that the feedback we receive in life plays an important part in moving us in ...

The new Macross Delta anime has started, and being a longtime fan of the series, I decided to check it ...

It's time to say goodbye to another season of anime, as the current cour winds down and a new batch ...

It's my favorite time of year in Japan now, as the sakura first start to bloom in beautiful colors of ...