Tag: kids

Just as almost all aspects of modern European culture have their basis in Rome and Greece, much of Japan's culture ...

The Japanese flag, with its red circle against a white background, has got to be one of the most recognizable ...

One of the preconceptions I had before coming to Japan was that there were no guns here at all, so ...

It's time once again for Golden Week, a series of Japanese holidays that happens to fall more or less within ...

You've been in Japan too long when you pay over $70 for a Captain Santa T-shirt and realize a few ...

Japanese food is famous for containing things not usually eaten by Westerners, something which I was reminded of when my ...

It's good to be back home! We were only gone four nights, but traveling around Japan with your 65-year-old mother ...

My son has officially finished the third grade, and will be beginning his new adventure next month, at an experimental ...

Every few weeks my kids bug me to take them to the "ge-sen," or game center, and I give in ...

One unique aspect of Japan is how many industries have to deal with competition from the government, which interferes with ...

One of the biggest problems facing Japanese schools is ijime (EE-gee-may), or bullying, when a group of kids gangs up ...

One of the more interesting aspects of Japan is the effect Japan's "idol culture" has on everyday life. You can't ...

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. If it isn't one thing, it's something else. Today the update is working fine, but the mail server ...

Oopsie -- once again I see I've forgotten to post my after doing the J-List update. Sorry!Today's J-List post is ...

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

Hello all. All is going well here in Japan, although it's on the cold side. I finally have a good ...

Hello all. It's a cold Monday today, and we're all very busy at J-List, counting stock. Today is our inventory ...

Hello, all. It's mid-week and we're all doing fine. Although I got to work late today, I'm ahead of schedule ...

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 ...

Hello all. Had a nice weekend. A friend from Tokyo came up and we had a New Year's Party (Shinenkai, ...

Hello again. Another update, and another post for you. Can't write much now, I'm off to print my damned New ...

Hello all. Actually this is a repost because I deleted this post somehow. GRRR...Here are some pictures from Japan. One ...