Ways to save the Japanese from extinction, the darling of figure skating, and cell phones for kids?
With Japan's population having already peaked, the country is undergoing a national debate about how to raise its brith rate. ...
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Japan’s train culture, all about rice and the Japanese, and the Japanese word “ne”
Japan is a very rail-centric place, and trains are a big part of life here. In big cities like Tokyo, ...
Being more health-conscious in aging Japan, Japan’s prefectural system, and what does “3LDK” mean
Japan as a nation is getting older, and is having to come to terms with this fact sooner than other ...
A great day for Japanese baseball, all about the Cherry Blossom, and March construction season
Japan is ecstatic over its 10-6 win over Cuba, which allowed the country to clench the first-ever World Baseball Classic ...
American magazines in the Japanese news marketplace, creases on your eyelids, and the truth about slurping noodles
Japan is a very literate nation, and there are many daily newspapers and weekly magazines that report and compile the ...
Building blocks of words in Japanese, on Japanese modesty, and
Studying a foreign language is fun because it helps you learn about your own language, too. I've always been interested ...
Japanese recommendations for living longer, sadness in the news, and all about capsule toys
The Japanese are some of the longest-lived people on the planet, with women living 84 years and men 78 years, ...
The Old West comes to Karuizawa, and World Peace through Japanese verb conjugations
This weekend we all got in the car and headed off to Karuizawa ("ka-roo-EE-za-wa"), our favorite mountain getaway, for a ...
Wedding bells in the Imperial Palace, beautiful autumn in Kyoto, and George Bush in Japan
Every autumn in Japan the leaves change to beautiful shades of red and yellow and vermillion, a spectacle called koyo ...
All about Japanese TV, the fun of variety shows, and respect I’ve gained for American medicine
One of the fun things about living in Japan is getting to watch Japanese television. There are 5 national television ...
Japanese vs. American houses, and lots of fun with Japanese onomatopoeia sounds
(It looks like Wednesday's update had some trouble going out to everyone. If you missed it, please go to the ...
Halloween in Japan, some funny Japanese English words, and all about Daylight Savings Time
Happy Halloween from all of us at J-List. Yesterday was the big Halloween Party at my son's experimental elementary school, ...
Problems in Japan’s business world, boneheaded moves by Seven-Eleven Japan, and all about futons
There's a fight brewing in Japan's business world, as investment fund Murakami Asset Management, the largest shareholder of the popular ...
The Fall season in Japan, touching Japanese TV commercials, and a cosmic rule about pickles
Hello again from Japan. We're very sorry with the problems with the site after the last update -- we had ...
Japanese summer festivals, the drama of high school baseball, and update on Hiroshima
It's August in Japan, and to millions of Japanese sports fans that means -- high school baseball! High school baseball ...
Ways to learn a foreign language, and on receiving complements about your use of chopsticks
Attempting to master a foreign language is a big undertaking, and if you want to become fluent someday you need ...
Peter’s new cell phone, and the roles of men and women in Japan
One of the benefits from living in Japan is having access to cool keitai denwa, cellular phones. The three main ...
Trends in wealth in Japan, and comparing Dr. Pepper and Tootsie Rolls to Pocky
Each year in Japan, the list of who paid the most income taxes during the previous year is published in ...
Video games in Japan, and information on tuxedos for Chihuahuas
Every few weeks my kids bug me to take them to the "ge-sen," or game center, and I give in ...
The history of the Pocky company and Japan’s tiny land mass
Hello again from Japan, the home of such products as Mapple (map book), Crunky (crunchy chocolate) and Quickle Wiper (floor ...
What the month of March means to the Japanese
The month of March means different things to different people. In Japan it's a time of partings (wakare no kisetsu), ...
All about Japanese girl & guy idols
One of the more interesting aspects of Japan is the effect Japan's "idol culture" has on everyday life. You can't ...
Everything you wanted to know about shoes and the Japanese
Hello all. Apologies on posting this late -- I plum forgot to post the blog on Friday when I finished ...
Greetings from J-List 11/3/2004
One interesting social concept I see at work a lot in Japan is the idea of "gaman," which means to ...
