When it comes to World War 2, there were a lot of funny things going on with Japanese Americans. Land and property were stolen from Japanese Americans, they were put into internment camps (though, not the 157,000 Japanese … [Read more...]
For better or worse, a large percentage of Japanese people spend more time in bars and "izakaya" (Japanese style pubs) than with their own families. That means that going to one of these places will arguably give you more … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween, everybody. To celebrate the occasion, I thought you might enjoy these 5 scary Japanese things that will educate and entertain you, hopefully a little bit. At the very least, it will show you that Japan … [Read more...]
If you're thinking of learning Japanese, or if you're just starting to learn Japanese, learning hiragana is probably one of the first steps you're going to want to make. The problem, though, is that there are a ton of … [Read more...]
Japan has the oldest life expectancy in the world. That means people in Japan live a really really long time. Men live to 79 years old. Women live a little over 86 years old. What in the world causes Japanese people to … [Read more...]
Say you booked a last minute trip to Japan. Then, soon after that, you quickly realize that you don't speak a word of Japanese (let alone a hundred words). For all of you people out there (or, for all of you beginners of … [Read more...]