by Ryoji Shimada, staff writer There are two yakuza movies “Yakuza to Kazoku” (Yakuza and its Family) and…
By Erik Tielking This wasn’t supposed to happen. Nova Corporation, my employer for ten years in Japan, operated…
What is Shibaku? しばく It is a Kansai dialect and it might not be used in Tokyo or…
By D. McCaughan Diverse Values by Generation We talked to mothers born in 1970-74 and 1980-84. Keep in…
Did you know that Japan is called “the only country in the world with a single dynasty”? This…
Source: Survey of 1,500 Japanese and (between age 20 and 69) and 1,440 Chinese (between age 29 and…
By D. McCaughan Shopping is a complicated business. Balancing different elements including price, convenience, personal preferences, sources of…
There are many different art festivals in Japan. The most famous one is probably the Triennale in Naoshima….
Source: April, 2019 survey of 1,000 full-time male workers ages 20-59 by the Shinsei Bank, Limited The Shinsei…
Source: Survey of 2,137 married women ages 20-60 conducted in April, 2018) In a survey on the breakfast…