Latest Blog Posts for Japanese Culture and Language

• Ten Reasons it's Great to be a Foreigner in Japan
  on Feb 14, 2009 in Japan foreigner chopsticks miso bamboo onsen hot springs
  I don’t care what anyone says, but being a foreigner in Japan is a real kick. It’s not always easy being the object of attention – at least in small Japanese towns – but it’s better than being anonymous in Pennsylvania! So here’s my list...
• Japan's Cities Don’t Explain Low Birth Rate
  on Feb 13, 2009 in birth rate Japan Japan and science urban japan Japanese faith relgion birth rate Japan religion
  Several times on this blog we’ve looked at the unprecedented low birth rate in Japan. The reality of a future where Japanese people may be as rare as spotted owls is beginning to make some news, and writer Rowan Hopper recently had his go at the pr...
• Panasonic Workers to Buy Company Products
  on Feb 13, 2009 in Japanese recession. Panasonic Japan Japan economy
  So do you think the global recession is affecting Japan yet? Well, Panasonic of Japan has announced that it will "ask" 10,000 of its Japanese employees to buy Panasonic products.Let's make one thing clear, when a Japanese company asks its e
• Japanese Women and Feminism
  on Feb 11, 2009 in Japan women career feminists Japan Seiko Noda feminism women's rights Japan Japanese women birth Japan western feminism Seiko Noda Japanese women
  When one thinks of Japan, feminism isn’t the first thing that normally pops into your mind, but if Japanese state minister Seiko Noda has her way, Japanese women will soon resemble the girls of Sex and the City…She recently published her thoughts...
• Japanese Continue to Teach English Wrong Way
  on Feb 10, 2009 in Japanese university English Japanese study philosophy Japanese learn English English study Japan Japlish Japanese English level English in Japan
  In this blog we’ve documented the strange reality of the English language in Japan, whereby the Japanese study English for years, but don’t know how to actually use it or speak it. It seems to be part of a disconnect in Japanese culture, which i...
• Japan and School Exams
  on Feb 7, 2009 in Japanese high school exam Japanese juku Japan universities cram school Japan Japan exams
  You think the American SAT's are stressful? Think again. In Japan, where you go to jr. high school, high school and college makes all the difference for your future, and the school exams are your ticket into these institutions.In America, going to pr
• Japanese Business Culture and Etiquette
  on Feb 4, 2009 in Japanese business meeting American vs. Japanese business Japan business culture Japan consensus do business in Japan
  Japanese business culture is a complex world for a western businessman to navigate on his own. While each business culture has its own etiquette, business in Japan can prove quite frustrating for your average American business man.It should first be...
• Whaling and the Japanese
  on Feb 2, 2009 in environmentalists Japan Japan whaling eat whales Japan Japanese Culture whales eco-terror and Japan
  The Japanese continue to get into trouble with environmentalists over whaling. Recently there have been more conflicts in the Antarctica between Japanese whaling ships and environmentalist activists who the Japanese consider to be eco-terrorists.The...
• Zen and Japanese Culture
  on Jan 30, 2009 in Zen and Japan Gary Snyder Japan Japan Buddhists religion in Japan Beats Zen Japan Japan atheists Shinto Japanese D. T. Suzuki Japan
  If you want to discover thriving communities of Zen Buddhism these days, your best bet is probably a trip to Los Angeles, New York City or Berlin, but most certainly not to Japan. While people in the West have embraced "all things Zen," Japanese
• Emperor Hirohito and Japanese Culture
  on Jan 30, 2009 in World War II and Japan Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Japan and Hirohito
  At the end of the Word War II, the occupying American forces made the practical decision that if they wanted the cooperation of the conquered Japanese population, they needed the help of Emperor Hirohito to manage Japanese culture peacefully.While ma...

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