Tag: Japan

One interesting aspect of Japan is that it's one of the most pro-American countries on the planet, with most people ...

Tax time is coming up, so I thought I'd talk about what taxes are like in Japan. As with people ...

One anime I'm a fan of is Kin'iro Mosaic, a slice-of-life moe show about Shinobu, a Japanese girl in love ...

Late-night Japanese TV can be fun to watch. The other day I caught a program called "Can We Go To ...

One subject I'm interested in is the way understanding between cultures is often brought about through "bridge foods." An example ...

This Sunday is Valentine's Day, which in Japan means there'll be millions of men hoping to receive chocolate from girlfriends, ...

One thing living in Japan will do is make you a better driver. The combination of narrow roads with many ...

There are several areas of anime and Japan-related fandom I enjoy a lot. First is that it's a "big tent" ...

Very warm Merry Kurisumasu and happy holiday wishes to everyone! We hope you’re having a wonderful special day today, wherever ...

Last time I talked about how the classic Japanese novel The Tale of Genji -- about the playboy son of ...

Though I enjoy living in Japan, there are some downsides, too. Being cold in the winter because houses here lack ...

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It's part of the nature of the Japanese people to prefer substituting euphemisms for words that are embarrassing to use ...

I've always done my best to observe the Japanese people during my time here, so I can pass those observations ...

One of the most popular series this season is Himouto! Umaru-chan, the story of a smart and attractive high school ...

The English language is often simplified or made "cute-sounding" when used in Japanese. A good example of this is the ...

Is Japan a racist nation? This is a very delicate question, but I wouldn't be worth much as a Japan ...

One of the fun things about science-fiction stories involving the future is comparing the predictions they make about events that ...

Hello again from Japan! We're in the middle of the Golden Week holidays, so it's quiet around here. We hope ...

As the new anime season progresses, I've been doing my best to keep up with the major series, and mostly ...

In addition to trying to revive the Japanese economy through his "Abenomics" reforms (which have had the effect of making ...

It’s sakura time in Japan right now, as cherry blossoms around the country explode in beautiful fireworks of pink. Being ...

I love to look at the ways language and culture are intertwined, allowing us to learn about one as we ...

When I came to Japan in 1991, one of my first impressions was that the country must be a dangerous ...