Do you know how to spot a taxi cab in Japan ... There ares some obvious signs like little light at the top of the roof and name of cab company on the side. But, one distinguishing feature of Taxi in Japan is "Green License Plate". Taxi must be licensed by the government and when the cab and cab driver is licensed, they re...

Robot is pronounced "Robotto" ロボット in Japanese. There are many industrial robots in use but lately companies are producing many robots for consumers a...

Fast is the fast food of Japan? It may be Onigiri ... A Rice Ball. You can find them at Japanese convenient stores like Seven-Eleven, Lawson and Family Market. I found fancy Onigiri store called Onigilly in San Francisco. Have you ever had Onigiri? If you have, what kind of Onigiri do you like? You can visit our blog at http:/...

Have you ever had Obento? You can buy bento meal at train stations in Japan. It usually cost between 500 yen to 1500 yen. Japanese-Online Blog List our blog at http://en.bloguru.com/japaneseonline Please share and leave comment.

The Japanese calligraphy called shodo is one of the most sophisticated arts in Japan. These days, most Japanese usually use pencils or ballpoints to w...

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Habve you ever heard Harajyuku? What did you hear about it? If you have been there, tell us what do you think of the district?

Have you ever been to Japan? If so, what is your impression of Japanese train system? Japan has one of the most well run train systems in the world. It is so funny to see PA system apologizing for train being late for 2 minutes.

Taking escalator up or down, when you do not want to walk, which side of the step do you stand? In Osaka (or Kansai ... West Side of Japan), people stand on the right side. But in Tokyo, people stand on the left. Does anyone know why? Visit Japanese-Online.com blog at http://en.bloguru.com/japaneseonline/ where you ca...

皆さんの中には洋式のトイレが当たり前の人も多いのではないでしょうか。私の場合、初めての洋式トイレとの出会いが小学校低学年でした。どうやって「大」をするのかわからないで困った覚えがあります。もちろん今は和式ではできません。 でもこんなサインを日本（空港）で見つけました。今更日本人には洋式を理解しない人...