| Number |
Title |
Date |
| 58 |
Saying Goodbye |
2009-12-23 |
| 57 |
The Daily Commute |
2009-12-09 |
| 56 |
Cutting Back |
2009-11-25 |
| 55 |
Seasonal Treats |
2009-11-11 |
| 54 |
Conference Season, Part II |
2009-10-28 |
| 53 |
Conference Season, Part I |
2009-10-14 |
| 52 |
A Change of Pace |
2009-09-16 |
| 51 |
Great Books on Japan, Part III |
2009-09-02 |
| 50 |
Great Books on Japan, Part II |
2009-08-19 |
| 49 |
Great Books on Japan, Part I |
2009-08-05 |
| 48 |
My Brush with Stardom |
2009-07-22 |
| 47 |
Settling In, Part II |
2009-07-07 |
| 46 |
Settling In, Part I |
2009-06-24 |
| 45 |
First Impressions, Part II |
2009-06-10 |
| 44 |
First Impressions, Part I |
2009-05-27 |
| 43 |
Starting Over, Again |
2009-05-13 |
| 42 |
Wonder-ful Japan |
2009-04-15 |
| 41 |
Reconciling Differences |
2009-04-01 |
| 40 |
The Art of Waiting |
2009-03-16 |
| 39 |
Speeches, speeches, speeches |
2009-03-04 |
| 38 |
Arigatai: Giving Thanks |
2009-02-16 |
| 37 |
Some Thoughts on Sumo |
2009-02-04 |
| 36 |
What Other People Think |
2009-01-21 |
| 35 |
Season’s Greetings |
2009-01-09 |
| 34 |
Regarding Cliques and Factions |
2008-12-17 |
| 33 |
Seniority System: Pros and Cons |
2008-12-03 |
| 32 |
On Nostalgia |
2008-11-19 |
| 31 |
Recall Mania |
2008-11-05 |
| 30 |
All Apologies |
2008-10-22 |
| 29 |
Seeing Eye-to-Eye with Japan |
2008-10-08 |
| 28 |
The Art of Maintaining Perspective, Part III |
2008-09-24 |
| 27 |
The Art of Maintaining Perspective, Part II |
2008-09-10 |
| 26 |
The Art of Maintaining Perspective, Part I |
2008-08-27 |
| 25 |
Suffering in Silence? |
2008-08-13 |
| 24 |
Guests and Hosts in Japan, Part II |
2008-07-30 |
| 23 |
Guests and Hosts in Japan, Part I |
2008-07-16 |
| 22 |
Hinkaku: Maintaining One’s Dignity |
2008-07-02 |
| 21 |
Kenkyo: The Virtue of Modesty in Japan |
2008-06-18 |
| 20 |
Gambari: The Importance of Making an Effort |
2008-06-04 |
| 19 |
The Dignity of Ambiguity |
2008-05-21 |
| 18 |
In Praise of Wandering, Part III |
2008-05-07 |
| 17 |
In Praise of Wandering Part II |
2008-04-16 |
| 16 |
In Praise of Wandering, Part I |
2008-04-02 |
| 15 |
Lessons from "Mr. Baseball," Part II |
2008-03-19 |
| 14 |
Lessons from "Mr. Baseball," Part I |
2008-03-04 |
| 12 |
The Need to Learn Japanese |
2008-02-18 |
| 11 |
Gift-giving in Japan II: Breaking the cycle |
2008-02-06 |
| 10 |
Cell Phone Culture and Literacy |
2008-01-23 |
| 9 |
Holidays in Japan Pt. II: Happy New Year! |
2008-01-08 |
| 8 |
In Praise of "Kawaii" Culture |
2007-12-18 |
| 7 |
Mottainai: when "buzzwords" lose their "buzz" |
2007-12-05 |
| 6 |
Working life in Japan, and the “Lost Generation” |
2007-11-21 |
| 5 |
On "Culture Festivals" |
2007-11-07 |
| 4 |
Vending Machines and the Culture of Convenience in Japan |
2007-10-24 |
| 3 |
Gift-giving in Japan I: Omiyage |
2007-10-03 |
| 2 |
Hakamairi and O-Bon: the presence of ancestors in Japan |
2007-09-26 |
| 1 |
Holidays in Japan Pt. I: Get on the Bus! |
2007-08-29 |
