Tag: USA

Hello again from J-List. This time, I've made the hop from Japan to San Diego and am enjoying the beautiful ...

I often write about what it's like to raise kids in Japan, since this subject may offer some insight into ...

I know winter is finally over when the boso-zoku biker gangs start making their annoying evening rides past my house, ...

Last time I talked about safety in Japan, including the way elementary school children walk to school in an organized ...

One thing I like about running J-List is being able to help people be closer to Japan. One of my ...

Sometimes it's fun to flip through the channels late at night and see what wackiness Japanese television has for me. ...

My son turns fifteen this year, and in accordance with a Japanese custom I'd never heard of before, he'll be ...

There are certain jobs in Japan that are naturally better filled by foreigners, such as employees in certain ethnic restaurants, ...

I've written before about how Japan isn't a very patriotic place, and lacks some of the basic concepts of national ...

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the U.S. and Japan, which outlines ...

Whenever we go to the U.S. for a visit, it seems we discover new differences between our two home countries, ...

We're still having fun here in Vegas, doing tourist-ey things with the kids like exploring interesting casinos and seeing what ...

On Sunday it was time for our family's Thanksgiving dinner. Yes, I know, whoever heard of an American having Thanksgiving ...

I've written before about how Japan seems to be a very harmonious place, where people are more or less on ...

Ever since the Internet showed up, our lives have been greatly enriched by companies offering amazing services, like YouTube or ...

Although the Japanese have developed quite a taste for coffee in recent years, green tea is still very popular here, ...

It's interesting how each of us has a set of special "cultural buttons" which bring up different images when pressed. ...

Another interesting aspect of Japanese is that there's not just one writing system, but four -- hiragana for fundamental grammar, ...

It's hard to over-estimate the cultural impact the Beatles have had on Japan, and over the decades many a student ...

Quick: name one way that the Confederate States of America contributed to the creation of modern Japan? Well, I'll tell ...

I remember back in college, I needed a new engine for a broken-down car I was driving. My mechanic sold ...

Unlike other nations in Asia, the Japanese have no custom of tipping for good service, and no matter how good ...

One of the invisible pillars of Japanese society is tatemae (tah-tay-MAH-eh), literally meaning façade but in actual use, "the way ...

Because I'm fortunate enough to flit back and forth between the U.S. and Japan several times a year, I get ...