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What is Gara-Kei?
What is Gara-Kei?

Gara-Kei is the name people use in Japan to describe non-smartphone type cellular phones.Why is it called Gara-Kei?Gara is a shor for "Galapagos"Kei is a short for "Keitai" (Transportable Phones)So if you have old frip phones, you are Galapagos Keitai user.

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2018 Toyota Century
Japanese Luxury Car You Find Only in Japan

There are few cars that are only available in Japan and most of them are less expensive micro cars (軽四輪) but have you ever heard of Toyota Century ... the most luxurious car in Japan.It look like a ca...

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Duty Free Shopping in Japan
Duty Free Shopping in Japan

What are the thing you buy at duty free shops in Japan?What the the things you like to see sold in your country from Japan?

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Pros and Cons of Shinkansen 新幹...
Pros and Cons of Shinkansen 新幹線

Connecting Tokyo and Osaka (500 km or 320miles) in about 2 and half hours, Shinkansen is a very reliable and fast and comfortable transpiration even when you compare it to the airlines. Jets fly from Tokyo to Osaka in about 50 minutes, but you need to take train, bus or taxi to get to the downtown area whereas Shinkansen gets you to the middle of the city. That is all good.But there is one drawbac...

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駅弁好き?
駅弁好き?

駅弁好き? -> Ekiben Suki? -> Do you like Ekiben?

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Shinkansen T-Shirt
Shinkansen T-Shirt

According to the press release below, they made 1,000 shirts ... they sold only three. Funny campaign.https://dmm-corp.com/press/press-release/20428I don't think they ship it oveeseas.

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Hollywood Remake of Japanese C...
Hollywood Remake of Japanese Classic

The "Ghost in the Shell" is a very popular anime series as many of you know already This year, Hollywood took the story and remakes it to the large screen. Did you see it?Did you like it?Hollywood tends to change the story (a bit) to make it more Americanized. By doing that, they killed the story line. I see this at Hollywood version of GODZILLA movies.

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Duty Free Shopping in Japan
Duty Free Shopping in Japan

Current retail tax rate is 8% throughout Japan. But as a foreigner visiting Japan, you can shop items over 5,000 yen (US$45) duty free. You need to bring your passport with Japan Entry Stamp to take advantage of this offer.What do you want to buy when you are there?Unfortunately you cannot use this duty free offer to hotels, restaurants or other services and good you consume in Japan.

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Anime アニメ
Anime アニメ

Many of Japanese-Online.com users like Anime. Anima might be your biggest reason to learn Japanese language.Whatever the reason you may have, we really love to help.Let us communicate with you.Here is some examples of Animes comming in 2018.

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A Different Look at Japanese L...
A Different Look at Japanese Language and Culture

A Different Look at Japanese Language and CultureIt is a fact that learning a foreign language is very challenging. Many learners attest that Japanese is of the languages that give English speakers a hard time. There are many reasons to learn the Japanese language, personally and professionally. For one thing, Japan has the world's second largest economy. It is a gateway to other cultures and lang...

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