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There are always interesting ways to gain an understanding of a society through its language. One word that speaks to ...

Hello again from Japan, where going to Kentucky always means going out for fried chicken.Happy Birthday to Hello Kitty! When ...

Japan can sure be a perplexing place. When you buy a can of beer for 200 yen, it's a given ...

Hello from the J-List crew, this time in beautiful Guam, a small island three hours from Japan, and a U.S. ...

Hello and T.G.I.F. from everyone on the J-List team!It's fall, and that means it's the season for school sports festivals, ...

Hello and T.G.I.F. from everyone on the J-List team!It's fall, and that means it's the season for school sports festivals, ...

Hello again from Japan, the home of Melon Soda, a popular soft drink here (good with vanilla ice cream in ...

Sunday was the centennial of the death of Lafcadio Hearn, one of the first gaijin to "turn Japanese" and live ...

Hello again from Japan, where staplers are known as "hotchkiss," after a company that made them back in the 19th ...

Japan can be a very uniform place: because things like education and transportation policy tend to get decided on a ...

Hello again from Japan, home of cars with names like the Largo Wagonist and Suzuki Perky.Back when I was single, ...

One of the biggest surprises any foreigner living in Japan receives is when he sees his first Japanese right wingers, ...

Florida has really been hit with some powerful storms this season, and we hope that all our customers in the ...

Hello from Japan, where a cleft chin is known as "ketsu-ago" (KEH-tsoo AH-go), literally meaning "butt-chin."Japan is the home of ...

Hello from Japan, home of feminine products with names like Charmy Body Fit and Supporty.Japan's birthrate is among the lowest ...

Hello from Japan, where you order french fries in restaurants by asking for "potato." Japan's electronics industry is a very ...

As you know if you've ever watched Iron Chef or Takeshi's Castle, Japanese television can be quite bizarre and interesting. ...

"You've been in Japan too long when you appear for your first skiing lesson with brand new Rossignol high performance ...

Japan can be a superstitious place, with many beliefs that people in the West would have trouble understanding. Some of ...

Hello again from J-List!Japanese family names can be interesting to study. Generally, family names are written with two kanji, using ...

My wife and both children are in the U.S. now, enjoying their summer vacation in beautiful San Diego. This means ...

Hello again from J-List, your friend in Japan!Everyone knows that the Japanese use Chinese characters, or kanji, as part of ...

You probably know that the Japanese eat whale, which is "kujira" in Japanese (some trivia for you: Godzilla got his ...

Hello and Happy Monday from your friends in Japan!It is interesting to observe the differences between Japan and the U.S. ...