Tag: otaku

I recently came across a blog post by an American who'd lived in Japan for several years, but who'd suddenly ...

One of the first things I did after arriving in Japan in 1991 was head down to Shinjuku, Tokyo, the ...

"You've been in Japan too long when NHK warnings about landslides, heavy rains, and other disasters make you feel reassured ...

J-List loves to find products from Japan that surprise and delight our customers. One of the most popular products we've ...

On Saturday I went down to Tokyo to attend an event held by stormtrooper-blogger Danny Choo. It was great fun ...

It's interesting to study how language and the brain interact to create our perceptions, and it's not uncommon for an ...

J-List sells a ton of unique and wacky products from Japan, which I like to dig through for you. We ...

If you've been reading my twitter feed lately, you might have noticed me writing about an interesting BBC documentary I'd ...

The J-List crew had fun at our official company New Year's Party on Friday, consuming lots of good food and ...

Otaku culture is fast becoming the mainstream culture of Japan, and any company that wants to succeed at selling products ...

Of course one of the most enjoyable things to do this time of year is...Christmas shopping. I'm quite a kurisumasu ...

Japan has a lot of trains, which is a good thing because they also have a lot of densha otaku, ...

The current outbreak of the "new type influenza virus" (as H1N1 is callled in the Japanese media) is having a ...

Although Japanese are now quite familiar with images of Christmas presents being delivered by "Santa-san" (as he's usually called) it ...

I've always thought my life would make a good basis for a 4-koma (4-panel) manga, perhaps called "Papa wa Gaikoujin" ...

I often get mail from people planning a trip to Tokyo, asking me to recommend some sightseeing spots. While there ...

I write a lot about language because I find it interesting on several levels, and I really can't think of ...

The changes in Japan's political world continue, as the Democratic Party of Japan works to implement its "Manifesto" of campaign ...

Since we were nearby, we stopped by Lake Kizaki, the area famous as the location of the Please Teacher and ...

This is Matsumoto Casatle, the castle we went to see today. One of the oldest and most beautiful castles in ...

Japan currently stands at the brink, staring down at an abyss so hellish I can scarcely contemplate it. I'm talking, ...

It's time to mark a very special anniversary which has meant a lot to many of my generation. While you ...

Bad news for anyone in Japan who likes sleeping late in the mornings: election season will be starting at the ...

Sometimes names in Japan work in ways that are puzzling to Westerners. At a recent concert celebrating the 10th year ...