Tag: Studio Ghibli

December is the month for bonenkai, the year-end parties Japanese hold in December that literally means "forget-the-year party." (After the ...

There are a few things that the Japanese really love. First, they love nature, which is slightly confusing since they ...

Japan is starting to get into "Christmas mode" as cities turn on beautiful illumination in parks and other public areas ...

I often write about Japan's falling birth rate since it's one of the more visible challenges the country is facing ...

There are many images of Japan that have become famous all over the world, like solemn temples with statues of ...

Like many people, love the works of Hayao Miyazaki, ever since catching a showing of Nausicaa of the Valley of ...

Hello again. I've hopped over to the East Coast to visit with family and do some fun sightseeing with my ...

Japanese Urban Legends and...Totoro? As with any culture, the Japanese are susceptible to urban legends, the (usually mistaken) beliefs that ...

Recently I wrote about a class of four-character compound words that are fun for students of Japanese to learn because ...

Japan is blessed in many ways, including having the longest life expectancy in the world. Today the Japanese Health Ministry ...

One reason I'm a fan of Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus is, it's easy to talk with customers and exchange ...

I've just returned from a four-day trip to Taiwan with my family, our first visit to the mountainous nation that's ...

The other day my son said, "I really hate rats. It's because of a rat that we don't get to ...

As the Internet continues to take over our lives, new net-related activities become popular. In Japan the video site Nico ...

There are a few places in Japan that are really special to me. Visiting Nikko, the collection of temples and ...

Today is a holiday in Japan: Keiro no Hi, or Respect for the Aged Day. Celebrated nationally since 1966 -- ...

In addition to our popular Facebook page and the Tumblr I launched a few months ago, I have a fairly ...

The Japanese do some strange things, at least from the viewpoint of this particular foreigner. In the U.S. you'd never ...

I recently posted an image on the J-List Facebook page and my Twitter feed listing "famous" actors and other personalities ...

I've made the hop from Japan to San Diego so I can join in on the fun at Anime Expo ...

Should anime have a message? It's an interesting question which was recently taken up on Japan's 2ch BBS. If you're ...

One of the best things about making a visit to Japan is going to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. ...

Over the weekend I needed a DVI to HDMI adapter so I could attach a monitor to a computer that ...

This morning my car (which has a "car navi" that greets me and tells me interesting trivia) reported that today, ...