Roses are red, violets are blue, I know all my colors, or at least I thought that was true. How many colors are there in the world? The human eye has the ability to identify nearly 7 million unique colors, but the color … [Read more...]
Japanese is one of those languages that is seen as mysterious and exotic to many Westerners. It may seem that way, but if you've read Part 1 and Part 2 of my "Borrower Language" series, or if you are familiar with … [Read more...]
Have you ever spent time with a Japanese person of the female persuasion? She probably carried around a purse, right? I bet she pulled out some interesting things out of it, like strips of oil-eating tissue paper, or a … [Read more...]
There’s no doubt there are an abundance of cute characters in Japan. Japanese people love cute things, and will buy mountains merchandise to show off in their homes, use as supplies, or hang them as keychains to dangle … [Read more...]
Summer is fast approaching! Warm weather, cool drinks, and what else? Shorts? No! Well, at least not if you're a sophisticated and respectable fellow out and about in Japan. Shorts over there just aren't viewed the same … [Read more...]
Japanese fashion has always been extremely trendy overseas. You just have to look at US pop starlets like Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to see the influence of Japanese fashion on the rest of the world. But … [Read more...]