Tag: memes

J-List is shipping out hundreds of packages daily, including Sailor Moon, Steins;Gate, Pokemon and kawaii cat-related products. In addition to ...

One thing about the Japanese is that they take their kawaii very seriously, and one area you can see this ...

Ever since the rise of "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" 14 years ago, people have been used to ...

I like exploring the sources of various memes that exist in Japan, like the time I researched the origin or ...

I'm often asked what Japanese fans think of the global explosion in the popularity of anime, manga and Japanese games. ...

A couple days ago Canadian singer Avril Lavigne released a video for her "Hello Kitty" single, which received flak from ...

  It's finally here: the long-awaited English release of Steins;Gate, the popular visual novel of science, time travel and otaku ...

One of the big trends in Japan these days is anime series about idols, and shows like IdolMaster, Love Live! ...

I've been a fan of science fiction ever since I picked up the Ray Bradbury short story "Frost and Fire," ...

One thing I like about Twitter and Facebook is the ability to have random conversations with readers, and often when ...

Where will you be when Japanese memes strike next? Last weekend the Tokyo area got a once-in-a-decade snowstorm, about 11 ...

I came to Japan in 1991 and worked for five years as an English teacher before deciding to take a ...

Being an American in Japan has been a good opportunity to learn more about...England. Yes, Japan has always had a ...

The decades after WWII have seen some successful American businesses establish themselves in Japan, including Coca-Cola, Toys R Us and ...

I came to Japan in 1991 and worked for five years as an English teacher before deciding to take a ...

We're rushing today's update a bit because tonight is the 新年会 shin-nen kai or New Year's Party of J-List. Similar ...

Well another year has come to an end. We at J-List would like to thank our wonderful customers all over ...

It's fun to mark the Japan-related memes that come along over the years, like the rise -- forgive the pun ...

I've been watching an anime about naval ships represented by super-cute moe girls. You may think I've gotten my hands ...

Although Japan has no historical connection to the American (actually Scottish) tradition of Halloween, there's been more and more attention ...

Words are amazing things, able to communicate meaning in spoken and written form and also adapt when new concepts come ...

A couple days ago a newspaper in the U.K. published an article about the declining interest in sex by many ...

One of my favorite things about Japan is the quality of service you experience almost everywhere. Yesterday my employee Yasu ...

When manga and anime creators go to design a new character, they have many options available to them. They might ...