Father’s Day Gifts: Because Even “Average Dads” Need a Little Hype
“Average fathers reach a point where they need a lot of encouragement,” Charlie Brown once said. I’m not ...
Japanese Thinking: I Can’t Keep Up with Chinese Short Dramas
"This is no place for a poor person like you, ...
Japan – Discovering Zen Words – Today’s Best Word is “青苗、春雨に慈つ Seibyo harusame ni sodastu”
Seibyo,harusam ni sodastu Zen is difficult. Z ...
Japan Discovery How Japanese people think “Shoes Off: An Enduring Japanese Custom（靴を脱ぐ理由）”
Not wearing shoes inside the house is a given ...
The Deeply Layered Relationship: Japan’s Affection for Ancient China Versus its Ambivalence toward the Modern State
The Complex Relationship The current relation ...
Japan Discovery How Japanese people think “潔さ Moves on gracefully”
The Japanese love for cherry blossoms (sakura ...
The Last Piece Dilemma: Understanding Japanese Deference (Enryo)
I went to McDonald's with my friends and we o ...
Japan Discovery How Japanese people think ”Harmony is the greatest of virtues(和をもって貴しとなす）”
Until recently, everyone knew the phrase "har ...
Japan – Discovering Zen Words – Today’s Best Word is “前後際断 Zengosaidan”
Zen is difficult. Zen word is also difficult. ...
Japan Discovery How Japanese people think “let it flow in water（水に流す）”
In a word, Japan is a land of water. It is su ...
Japan Discovery How Japanese people think “武士道は死ぬことと見つけたり(Bushido is really the Way of Dying)”
Bushido is the way of dying "Bushido is the w ...