Learning to count chopsticks in Japanese, the meaning of GOD HAIR & MAKE, and Japan’s new yaoi boom
When you learn a language as different from English as Japanese is, some things are going to be challenging, such ...
Tag: Learning Japanese
Funny English used in Japan, Japanese subject particles, and understanding culture through shoes
Perhaps more than any other people, the Japanese import words from other languages for their daily use, nearly always taking ...
Gramatical challenges in learning Japanese, a Lone Wolf in Japan, and how Kit Kat brings hope to millions
Some languages are similar to each other, such as the Romance Languages that share features like genders for nouns, or ...
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. ...
On the creativity of children, social change in Japan, and what’s up with Steven Seagal
Children are very creative, and it seems there's nothing that a child is incapable of imagining, especially when it comes ...
All about coffee in Japan, where cheap “low mileage” engines come from, and the psyches of students of Japanese
Have you ever strolled into a coffee shop an ordered an "American"? Although green tea seems as popular a drink ...
On the inability of people living in Japan to fix their own cars, and days of the week in Japanese
For some reason, living in Japan robs a person of the ability to open the hood of their car. When ...
How a Japanese computer works, all about Japanese abbreviations, and iTunes Music Cards from J-List
I remember when I first started learning Japanese, I wondered how Japanese text entry could work on a computer. I ...
New election and the hullabuloo over the Japanese post office, and the “joy of satori”
It's once again that time most feared by foreigners living in Japan: election season, when white-gloved Japanese politicians drive around ...
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 ...
Understanding Japan through its cute characters, and duality in learning Japanese language
There are many ways to approach an understanding of Japan, through the classical aspects of the country, through its music, ...
Peter asks: what does America smell like?
Hello, all. It's mid-week and we're all doing fine. Although I got to work late today, I'm ahead of schedule ...
Ah, Sunny San Diego
Hello all. I am still in San Diego, enjoying the January warmth, which until I got here was the January ...
Greetings from J-List September 22, 2004
Japan can be a very uniform place: because things like education and transportation policy tend to get decided on a ...
Greetings from J-List July 28, 2004
Hello and Happy Monday from your friends in Japan!It is interesting to observe the differences between Japan and the U.S. ...
Greetings from J-List May 17, 2004
Hello from Japan, where stores play Auld Lang Syne to signal to customers that the store is about to close.Den ...
Greetings from J-List April 30, 2004
Hello again from Japan, home of cars with unique English names like the Honda "That's."I often think that the U.S. ...
Greetings from J-List February 6, 2004
Hello and Happy Friday from all of us in Japan!One of the coolest "needless items" that can be found Japan ...
Greetings from J-List December 26, 2003
Hello again from all your friends at J-List!In my general overview of the Japanese language and collection of advice for ...
Greetings from J-List September 19, 2003
Hello and Happy Friday from your friends in Japan! I think that everyone should pick a country and go live ...
Greetings from J-List September 15, 2003
Hello from Japan, where some English words don't always mean what you think they mean -- for example, a "manicure" ...
Greetings from J-List September 5, 2003
Hello and TGIF from Japan! Although you may think of certain foods as sushi, sashimi, tempura and sukiyaki as popular ...
Greetings from J-List August 1, 2003
Hello and TGIF from all of us in Japan! It's Friday in Japan, and I'm taking a rare day off ...
Greetings from J-List July 30, 2003
Hello again from a very hot Japan! The J-List server change went pretty well. There was a bit of a ...
