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Japan's Paper Doors
Japanese homes are different from homes in the West. For example, there's a low area by the front door called a genkan where you remove your....
4 Nov 8:28 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Anime 2.0: You Can (Not) Avoid Product Placement
An interesting thing has happened to anime over the past few years: it's become quite common to see well-known products being plugged on-scr....
4 Nov 8:27 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rose Essence Gum, And Other Good Thigns
J-List stocks lots of fun products from Japan, and one of our favorites is Fuwarinka, an advanced kind of chewing gum developed by Kanebo (y....
4 Nov 8:25 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool Products Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
4 Nov 8:24 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Have You Put On Some Weight?
Have you gained some weight? If you're a big person and come to Japan, be prepared to hear light-hearted comments about your weight, especia....
2 Nov 8:10 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Labor Harmony in Japan
If you need an email answered in French from J-List, you'll have to wait another day: Thomas, our employee from France, was late getting bac....
2 Nov 8:09 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Learning, The Brain and Ai Yori Aoshi
I write a lot about language because I find it interesting on several levels, and I really can't think of a better way to get to know your o....
2 Nov 8:09 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wacky Things from Japan (More)
At J-List, we love to carry a wide range of products, some of which might be very useful, like the beautifully engineered Kado-Keshi eraser ....
2 Nov 8:07 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool Products Monday, November 2, 2009
Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
2 Nov 8:06 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kawaii Crafts from Japan
We like to call J-List "a wonderful toybox of things from Japan," and we do have an awful lot of interesting items. The other day I was brow....
30 Oct 8:17 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Poupeegirl, an Open Minded Fashion Community
Ever since the Internet showed up, our lives have been greatly enriched by companies offering amazing services, like YouTube or Skype or Fac....
30 Oct 8:16 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Arimasu and Imasu and Japanese Grammer
I often talk about the various unique aspects of Japanese, in part because I just think languages are cool, but also in the hopes of helping....
30 Oct 8:16 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gasshuku: Training Camp Stories in Anime
When you watch anime, you open yourself up to a culture that's very different from the West, and it's not uncommon to encounter an idea or t....
30 Oct 8:15 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool Products Friday, October 30, 2009
Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
30 Oct 8:14 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Artbooks & More from Japan
One category of product J-List is happy to carry are the gorgeous artbooks, which we have a huge stock of right now. Printed on high quality....
28 Oct 8:19 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The YouTube Method of Learning English?
There are many approaches to learning language, including the Grammar-Translation Method, which involves formal learning and lots of transla....
28 Oct 8:18 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wacky Things from Japan
J-List loves to bring you unexpected things from Japan, which we've come to call Wacky Things from Japan™, and any day we can surprise you....
26 Oct 8:38 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What I Learned By Not Going to Hakodate
Over the summer I had a lot of fun taking my son to Hakodate, the city on the southern tip of Hokkaido famous for its fresh fish and beautif....
26 Oct 8:36 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool Products Monday, October 26, 2009
Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
26 Oct 8:35 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The World of Food in Japan
When I came to Japan, I naturally expected to find foods like ramen, udon, tempura and sushi, but when I got here I was really bowled over b....
26 Oct 8:35 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Short Hop to South Korea
This weekend my wife is in South Korea, where she'll eat delicious food, get a Korean massage and do some sightseeing on the island of Cheju....
23 Oct 8:22 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Anime Solved: It's All About the Emotions
There are many reasons that Japanese animation has grown popular in nearly every corner of the world, including the uniqueness of the charac....
23 Oct 8:21 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Perceptions of Japan through Green Tea Ice Cream
Although the Japanese have developed quite a taste for coffee in recent years, green tea is still very popular here, and Japan is known for ....
23 Oct 8:20 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Calendar, J-List Sale Update
Japan is a very seasonal place, where different things done in each part of the year. Right it's "calendar season," the time to pick the awe....
23 Oct 8:17 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool Products Friday, October 23, 2009
Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
23 Oct 8:16 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
On the Lack of Lawsuits in Japan
The unceremonious ending of several major public works projects by the recently elected Democratic Party of Japan has been a big change in a....
19 Oct 8:37 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Other Stuff: Costumes & Demonbane
Halloween is right around the corner, but there's still time for you to order an awesome complete cosplay set from J-List. We've got dozens ....
19 Oct 8:37 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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