Relationships in Japan are “Vertical”
It's said in Japan that the U.S. is a "horizontal" society (in Japanese, yoko no shakai) while Japan is "vertical" ...
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Fun Japanese Snacks: Taiyaki
One of the more unique snacks in Japan is taiyaki, essentially a fish-shaped cake made with pancake batter and containing ...
Humility and the Japanese
One of the defining features of the Japanese people is humility, known as kenson (ken-sohn). This manifests itself in interesting ...
Pronouncing Japanese Properly
I sometimes look back with fondness on my college days, and the adventure that was learning Japanese in Mrs. Higurashi's ...
