Tokyo Damage Report's list of shows and venues has sold me on going to see bands play while I'm in Japan, are there any resources like this for cities besides Tokyo? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2008 - 6 answers 
YouTube video got deleted...can you help me find it? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 2 answers
Can you point me to traditional Japanese music on the web? Looking for free downloads. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 2 answers
Can you identify this Japanese song? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 0 answers
I'm looking for pre-WWII non-Japanese poetry that mentions Japan. [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 5 answers
In preparation of studying abroad in the Tohoku region of Japan next year, I am looking for useful dialect-related tools and resources. [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 3 answers
How is the English language regarded in Japanese culture? [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2007 - 16 answers
What is the next step for a soon-to-be graduate of a large school in Pittsburgh, PA who has degrees in both Computer Science and Japanese? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2007 - 4 answers
I'm attempting to find somewhere to buy this Japanese candy and having no luck at all. [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2007 - 5 answers
Where can I buy a nice quality Go set in NYC? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2007 - 4 answers
Has anyone taken the language courses offered by the Japan Society in New York? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 8 answers
Do you recognize this short story, possibly written by David Mamet? A Japanese couple scrimps and saves so they can incrementally improve their lives, and they go to a shopping mall/set of stores for fun, where they purchase candies/cookies that look like 1000 or 10000 or 1000000 yen. (More inside.) [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 5 answers
I was told a story once, about an American stealing Non-obese Diabetic (NOD) mice from a Japanese lab, and smuggling them back to the States. But I can't find the story anywhere on the web. [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2007 - 4 answers
Is the Wii marketing campaign the first game console campaign to make such a big deal about its Japanese heritage? (In the U.S., anyway.) [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2006 - 14 answers
In this collection of clips of Rube Goldberg machines for NHK's Pitagora Suichi, was CG animation used? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2006 - 18 answers
Seeking the website of a Japanese photographer. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 10 answers
What was that TV show I just saw in Japan? It seemed to be a comedy about a neurotic architect and his cute neighbors. It intrigued me. [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2006 - 3 answers
What are some recommendations for Japanese language schools, especially for conversation, in Tokyo? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2006 - 2 answers
For a friend: While on holiday in Japan several years ago, we saw this street vendor with his dancing, jumping puppet. Hows it work? Download Video (mp4) [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2006 - 4 answers
Any good current animes in the process of being aired? I'm watching Blood+ and Ergo Proxy, but I need more quality shows. Links to your favorite English fansubbers would be greatly appreciated.
posted on Jul 1, 2006 - 5 answers
Calling all kids and kids at heart... what kind of souvenir would you want from Japan? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 42 answers
I want to start reading some Japanese blogs in an effort to improve my grasp of the language. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 4 answers
Japanese TV online? [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2006 - 7 answers
What are the best Japanese language schools in Tokyo? [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2006 - 1 answers
How do I find a non-teaching job in Japan? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2005 - 9 answers
A friend of mine would like to buy an electronic Japanese-English dictionary. What model do you recommend? [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2005 - 8 answers
Does anyone have Japanese pen pals while they don't speak Japanese? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2005 - 5 answers
I've decided I want to learn Japanese. [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2005 - 13 answers
I'm a bit ignorant as regards Japan and all things Japanese, and am not quite sure where to start. But I have some very specific questions that I hope MeFi might help with, having to do with use of the Roman alphabet for electronic communications, in Japan. How do email addresses work? URLs? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2005 - 6 answers
Can anyone help me find a copy of Kokoo's 'Super-Nova' album on CD or even mp3? My Google-fu has failed me, and I would *love* to hear some of my favourite tracks (especially 'Tarkus' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer) played on traditional Japanese instruments...
posted on Jun 14, 2005 - 2 answers
Somewhere I read (in English) about a Japanese salariman whose company, rather than laying him off, assigned him to work in an empty room doing nothing all day, hoping that he would quit. Can anyone find a reference to this case? Bonus points if there's a Japanese name for this practice. Arigato!
posted on Feb 4, 2005 - 16 answers
My husband and I want to take a vacation in Japan. He's been there once and speaks some Japanese, but I was wondering if there is a kind of guided tour where they don't babysit you everywhere, but do help organize English-speaking tours of things that might be hard to do on our own (Fuji, Hiroshima, possibly even Okinawa). We really don't want to sign on for the traditional guided tour, but would love to be able to have some guidance when needed. Any companies like this out there? thanks!
posted on Dec 16, 2004 - 2 answers
I think we've just about all heard about the Japanese internment camps of WWII. While I'm mildly curious to know if any actual pro-Japanese/anti-American espionage rings were discovered through that process, I'm really curious to know if Japan experienced the inverse-- that is, whether there was any sort of pro-American underground in Japan attempting to thwart the country's progress in its war against the US. I saw a documentary a couple of years back, probably on the History Channel, discussing how Japan had seen a lot of western modernism creep in in the 20s and 30s that then led to a strong backlash and trend towards nationalism, which helped lead to Japan's involvement in WWII. It occurred to me that some of those pro-westerners must have been plenty annoyed with their country; did any of them act on that anger?
posted on Dec 7, 2004 - 7 answers
I'd like to learn more about the Japanese comics artist Yoshiharu Tsuge.
posted on Sep 11, 2004 - 6 answers
My wife and I are heading back to Japan for a few weeks this October. I lived for many years in Japan, but have not been to Kyoto. We are planning only a day and a half there, so I was wondering which temples/castles are on your "Do Not Miss Under Any Circumstances" List (I'm guessing Ryoanji, Kinkakuji, and Kiyomizudera for starters)? Any advice? Im planning a full day and need to make sure I make this worthwhile.
posted on Sep 3, 2004 - 3 answers
Is there a Japanese Blogdex/Daypop? In other words, a site tracking the most popular pages/websites linked from Japanese weblogs?
posted on Jul 5, 2004 - 0 answers
Why do the Japanese versions of albulms always seem to have bonus tracks not available in North America?
posted on Jun 16, 2004 - 15 answers
I'm looking for high quality, reliable (since they'll end up having my credit card number) English-language sites that sell (and ship internationally) hard-to-find Japanese, Korean, Hong Kong movies on DVD. There are so many sites that seem to do that. What do you recommend? Also, tangentially related: is there an all-English-language version of the very interesting Amazon.co.jp? My Japanese is close to non-existent thanks
posted on May 13, 2004 - 12 answers
For obvious reasons, I want this. The problem is that I don't read Japanese. I've tried Google, but searching "eyeball webcam" doesn't really narrow down results.
Is there a caring, Japan residing MeFite that can help me accomplish this goal?
posted on Dec 9, 2003 - 20 answers
