Tag: manga

Flying to the U.S. I passed through Narita International Airport, the principle air terminal for people in the Tokyo area ...

Japan is a very different place from the U.S., and during my years as an ESL teacher I often found ...

Recently I was getting all nostalgic with my Twitter followers about how things have changed for anime fans over the ...

One of the more enjoyable aspects of learning a foreign language like Japanese is what I call the "joy of ...

Japan certainly has the power to confuse us with strange and wonderful things, and Japanese popular culture can be very ...

Should anime have a message? It's an interesting question which was recently taken up on Japan's 2ch BBS. If you're ...

Does language influence how we perceive the world? It's certainly an interesting question, and one that I sometimes bat around ...

One aspect of living in Japan is constantly being surrounded by cute images, a fact I was reminded of this ...

I like analyzing the little cultural memes I see in Japan, for example what kinds of things are considered "romantic" ...

It's interesting, the subtle things you can pick up from anime, which go beyond the story you're watching. I recently ...

Learning a foreign language is a difficult thing, and to do it properly you frankly need to get a little ...

It must be strange, having a professional otaku for a dad. Just by living in Japan, my kids (daughter aged ...

I started watching the new anime MoshiDora, also known as Moshi Nihon no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no 'Management' o ...

The other day I reached for some saltine crackers and found myself smirking at the name on the package: "Mornin' ...

When new Japanese employees come to work at J-List it's an interesting learning experience for them. First of all, they're ...

When you study a foreign language, the first thing you usually learn are the "naughty" words -- that's just human ...

There are many ways you can help Japan. Donating to Red Cross Japan might be difficult from outside the country, ...

There are many ways you can help Japan. Donating to Red Cross Japan might be difficult from outside the country, ...

Advertising in Japan is incredibly creative, and I sometimes find myself enjoying the way a message is delivered even though ...

One of the great mysteries of learning a non-Western language like Japanese is when your brain actually starts "reading" it ...

This morning my car (which has a "car navi" that greets me and tells me interesting trivia) reported that today, ...

Like many, I'm a big fan of bento, the Japanese tradition of convenient and delicious portable lunches in a box. ...

The other day, my daughter came out of her room, and I did a double-take. She was wearing one of ...

One thing I like about popular culture like anime or manga is the way is the way it can teach ...