What a difference an elongated vowel can make. Japanese is quite different from English, having had a totally unique developmental ...
Hello again from J-List. This time I've hopped over to sunny Las Vegas for a few days of much-needed relaxation ...
The word banzai is one of the most well-known Japanese phrases in the West, up there with geisha, samurai, ninja ...
Although the Japanese generally study six years of English (or up to ten if they take it in college), they're ...
Japan takes its baseball seriously, and right now the whole country is closely watching Daisuke Matsuzaka as he starts his ...
Last time I mentioned the magic words that may be responsible for much of the wa or harmony that Japan ...
One thing I like about living in Japan is the rail culture here, so very different from the freeway- and ...
I've written before about how Japan is a very safe place -- so safe it might just kill you with ...
People talk about convergence all the time, of things coming together in a more convenient form. Living in Japan, one ...
Part of Peter's Unified Theory of Japan is that the Land of the Rising Sun has a lot in common ...
Now that Christmas is past, Japan is getting ready for its own big season, Oshogatsu or New Year's Day, by ...
There are a lot of good things about living in Japan. Good food, from sushi to sashimi to Indian curry. ...
Last weekend my son and I decided to stop by Aeon, a sprawling American-style shopping mall that recently opened near ...
As a student of a foreign language, I know that there's no "magic" way to learn, and even if you ...
Today I took a couple of hours off work to participate in local politics, heading down to sit in on ...
Although Japan is a lot smaller than the U.S. -- it's about the same land area as Nebraska, but spread ...
All countries are affected to a certain extent by the views of foreigners. I've read that the Chinese never really ...
First, the J-List site went down for a couple hours on Tuesday night, U.S. time, due to a server hiccup, ...
Something odd happened while I was in the States: my wife decided that Johnny Depp was the neatest thing since ...
There are several methods of learning a foreign language, including grammar-translation (learning grammar and example sentences), Total Physical Response ("Simon ...
There are many things to like about Japan: beautiful temples, delicious food, cherry blossoms, and Hello Kitty bento boxes. But ...
Like most people, the Japanese have a tendency to look back with fondness on bygone eras, which they often sum ...
Well, A-Kon 17 is over and done, and all the fans have gone home. Tomorrow the J-List San Diego staff, ...
One debate going on in Japan right now is what role patriotism should play in society. Currently, Japanese are perhaps ...
