Tag: Movies

A warning against bank wire fraud by Softbank's famous dog Otousan, and the rise of inflation in Japan? Hello again ...

One thing that's fun to do is explore what our first connection with Japan was, that first show or movie ...

Over the weekend I went to a nearby shopping mall to make some purchases and take in the new Star ...

The films of Miyazaki Hayao are universally loved around the world, and in Japan virtually everyone grows up watching his ...

A few notes about the new J-List website: remember, subscriptions (both magazine and snacks) and game downloads are currently removed ...

One subject I like to explore is why certain types of popular culture flow all over the world, becoming part ...

When I first arrived in Japan 24 years ago, I brought a lot of preconceived notions with me. Like, the ...

The other day I saw an image bouncing around the Internet that showed Japanese high school students cleaning their classrooms, ...

J-List 's huge holiday sale is continuing, and our customers are ordering tons of cool items every day, including Sailor ...

Without a doubt one of the best shows on this season is the new Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works, a ...

Another anime series that caught my eye this season was Grisaia no Kajitsu, a harem-style show about a mysterious main ...

moe culture, and connecting with anime through food. Last weekend was Comic Market, aka Comiket , the huge doujinshi convention ...

I recently went to see the Tom Cruise film Edge of Tomorrow, which is basically Groundhog Day meets Saving Private ...

I finally found time to go see the new Godzilla movie that everyone was buzzing about a month or so ...

I've been a lifelong fan of science-fiction stories, especially ones involving time travel and related themes like time dilation. Looking ...

One of the unwritten rules in Japan is that society will change at a slower rate than in Europe and ...

One of the best things to happen to anime fandom has been the rise of the fangirl. Back in the ...

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

Hello and Happy Monday from your friends in Japan! Like the English language, Japanese has been greatly influenced by its ...

Hello from Japan, where it's okay to slurp your soba noodles, but not your spaghetti. Today's update is a day ...

Hello again from all your friends in Japan! I've lived in Japan for twelve years now, and I've had some ...

My Japan Experience: Interesting Quotes from Japan Hi, my name is Peter, and I've lived in Japan for many years, ...

My Otaku Reconsideration Portrait of an Otaky #1187by Peter R. PayneNote: the following is an article I wrote way back ...