Japanese recommendations for living longer, sadness in the news, and all about capsule toys
The Japanese are some of the longest-lived people on the planet, with women living 84 years and men 78 years, ...
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Japanese concepts of friendship, my life as “Santa-san” and phone straps from the Edo Period
It's funny how how tenuous the meanings of seemingly basic words can be. In English, the word "friend" is pretty ...
The nuances of “Ogenki desu ka?” and a new movements in Japanese politics
Ogenki desu ka? This is one of the first phrases a student of Japanese encounters, and it corresponds to the ...
Unique businesses that exist in Japan, Rubik’s Cube, and more Funny English Words
Japan is a unique place, and the economic forces that cause this kind of business or that to spring up ...
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 ...
All about dogs and dog names in Japan, and many way to say “I like you” in Japanese
Yesterday was November 1, designated as Inu no Hi (ee-NOO-no-HEE), or Dog Day, the official day for dog owners and ...
Halloween in Japan, some funny Japanese English words, and all about Daylight Savings Time
Happy Halloween from all of us at J-List. Yesterday was the big Halloween Party at my son's experimental elementary school, ...
On stereotypes, how and why words jump from one language to another, and trying to recall the term “gynecologist”
Stereotypes are really not good, since they cause us to make assumptions about people from other countries before we've gotten ...
The Japanese and movies, learning Japanese through songs, and the famous food of Kyoto
The Japanese love movies, and watch a lot of them. Happily for gaijin like myself, they usually prefer watching U.S. ...
Community spirit, Japan style, and what to do with old schools you don’t need anymore
J-List is based in a small city in central Japan, about 100 km north of Tokyo, and it has a ...
My son goes to a “juku,” funny English the Japanese create, and various Halloween related stuff
My son has joined the millions of Japanese kids who attend a juku, the famous cram schools where students go ...
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 ...
Japanese postal politics, all about Japanese political parties, and stupid jokes in Japanese
Hello again from J-List, your friend in Japan!Well, the Japanese election is behind us, and it was a landslide for ...
About Japanese hot springs, shoes and the Japanese concept of cleanliness
Hello again from Japan. First, sorry for some confusion over the iTunes Music Cards we posted last time -- due ...
Japan’s population peaks, immigration, and all about Japanese car names
Hello again from Japan. I've made the 6760 miles (10,879 km) hop from Baltimore to Japan, and have slipped into ...
Otakon and comparisons to Woodstock, all about Japanese politics, and Buddhism
Hello again from J-List. Well, Otakon is over, the 20,000+ anime fans have gone home, and I'm headed back to ...
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 ...
Japanese summer festivals, the drama of high school baseball, and update on Hiroshima
It's August in Japan, and to millions of Japanese sports fans that means -- high school baseball! High school baseball ...
Lightning strikes, space-faring Japanese astronauts, and interesting tips on learning kanji
Lightning strikes! Twice before the J-List office has had the bad luck of being struck by lightning, frying our main ...
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 ...
Lack of rain in Japan, methods for teaching English to our kids, and how I met Yoko Ono, sort of
Something's wrong with Japan's summer. This is supposed to be rainy season, a time of heavy rains that helps the ...
