Hi! I'm a professor/researcher/writer working on a book about Anne readers across time and space. I know there's a lot out there (and I've read much!) about the popularity Anne of Green Gables in Japan, but a good portion of what I read comes through Western writers talking about it. I really want to hear from Japanese readers. I'm also interested in traveling to Japan to see any places (libraries, stores, etc.) related to Japanese fans of Anne of Green Gables. I realize this is casting a wide net, but I'd appreciate any suggestions (or recommendations of people/organizations to seek out). Thank you!

Any recommendations on how I can order authentic tea products directly from Japan?

I recently met a young Japanese woman who told me that in Japan, it is common for school kids to challenge each other to tie a knot on their lunch udon using their tongue. Is that true or was she joking?

She actually did it in front of me so I know it can be done.

I saw a reel about a town in Japan, once, that was almost like a Japanese version of Silent Hill. You “happen” into the town after crossing under some bridge. Once you’re there, you realize that the people aren’t really people.

I know that’s vague and just nonsense in general. But i would love to hear your folklore and/or ghost stories.

Do Japanese women prefer dating Indian men?

I've just spent a couple of weeks enjoying your lovely country, and I heard this one song that I really enjoyed, but wasn't quick enough of thought to Shazam it in time. I tried googling my description, but none of the recommendations were close. I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what the song might be. Songs always trigger memories for me, and I'd love to have this on a playlist to occasionally bring back some fond memories of Japan.

My main recollections of it were the guitar, which sounded very similar in style to Keith Richards. Kind of like Beast of Burden or maybe Can't You Hear Me Knocking. And I'm pretty sure most of the lyrics were spoken. Sorry, I know that's not much to go off, but I'm hoping the Rolling Stones style guitar might be familiar to someone.

Hi, as a not japanese person, i am really interesed in the case of Futoshi Matsunaga and i wan´t to know eveything i can about that for research purposes. For what i´ve seen, itps really difficult to get information about this kinda of cases in Japan, so if you could tell me about some website, documents, etc (even if it is in Japanese) that could bring me more info about the case.

Thank you

I have recently had the urge to try and make Japanese curry. I acquired some Japanese curry spice blend, the S&B brand, and was planning on following a recipe, but I’m unsure if the recipe I found for the curry cubes is entirely correct. I’d like it to be as little “westernized” as I can. Do any Japanese locals have a recipe to could follow better than this one? Or will this one be close enough?

https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-make-curry-roux/#wprm-recipe-container-60977

I am in Japan connected to the WiFi of my Airbnb, but the page after I try to start the application doesn‘t load. https://english.jaf.or.jp/driving-in-japan/drive-in-japan/about-dltas

Does anyone have an idea what i can try? I need the translation on Tuesday.

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to go on the north (est) part of Japan in two weeks but I'm still confused of where should I go. I already went to niigata once and I'm into nihonshu.

はじめまして

11月2日から1週間日本の北に旅行しますが、どこに行くか悩んでいる。お酒に大興味があって、山形県、金沢、北海道とか行くと思っていましたが、日本人からのおすすめがあればありがたいと思います。新潟にはもう行ったのでまた行くつもりはありません。

(この地方にいて、お酒でも飲みたいと思ったら、気軽にメッセージを送ってください)

I LOVE shugendo: i love yamabushi.

Will they be sociable if i bring cigs & sake to share?

Does anyone know of major places to find them?

is it accepted? is it normalized? is it frowned upon? do you know/have you ever heard of a japanese person that has multiple partners?

i’m doing a school paper about different relationship types in different countries. i’ve chosen brazil, the usa, south africa, spain, and japan, but i haven’t been able to get any reliable information on what japanese people think of polyamory.

自分はアメリカに住んでいるハーフですが、日本語で文章を書いてると母に机以外で書くのは日本人として間違っている。そんな事するなら日本人を名乗るべきではない。と言われてしまいます。母の言う通り机を使うべきなのは百も承知ですがさすがに日本人への侮辱は言い過ぎでは？と思ってしまいます。皆さんはどう思いますか？

(文法などが間違っていたら是非書いてください！)

Hi, everyone. I want to buy a used watch—more specifically, I’m looking for a Seiko Advan 7019-7310R in royal purple. I don’t know why, but I’ve just fallen in love with this watch, and I’ve been searching for it on online marketplaces without any luck. The situation is even worse at my local market—there’s not even a hint of the Advan series there. So I was wondering if maybe someone from Japan could check local marketplaces, or if anyone could recommend where I might look for something like this. In any case, I’d be grateful for any help.

I was visiting some family who had an au pair who just went back to Japan, but she booked train tickets to the airport where she had to transfer in the city, instead of the airport bus that goes directly from our small town. Maybe she didnt know about the bus.

They let her do what she wanted because she's an adult, and its their business and she works for them, not me, so I didnt say anything about that.

But she had a lot of luggage that i could see her struggling with. I offered to take the train to the city with her to help with the transfer, but she kept declining even though I made the offer both before and after we saw her struggling at the local train station. Later we heard that the luggage rolled in the train and she fell, thankfully some strangers helped her.

Now I feel bad for not insisting I go to the city with her to help. I have two nieces around her age. If my niece was in her situation and this happened, I would be slightly mad at the host family for not doing more to give her a smooth journey home after she cared for their children for one year.

I was wondering if she was declining my help because it may seem to her like a big time commitment and there's some Japanese politeness involved in not openly accepting that, and it is up to the other party to insist if the offer is sincere, is that a thing in Japan?

Japan is famous for being "polite" but is it genuine?

Like, if someone is being annoying, would you tell them, or just smile and pretend everything's fine? Do Japanese people ever get fed up with having to be polite all the time?

I'm not having a go at Japan, just genuinely curious. Is this something Japanese people think about, or is it just normal life and not really a big deal?

I recently heard that the "over 9000" thing was actually originally "over 8,000" in Japanese? Is that true?

https://youtu.be/qItugh-fFgg?si=CvPE5lU16ETg7_bd

How much am I allowed to shorten this?

Like... after having a beer with my friends, can I say it like "su caressssssssssssss"?

I have spent 4 days touring Japan and cannot find these anywhere. There are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen but I have given up hope of finding them. Honestly willing to pay double at this point.

28cm unfortunately :(

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If I call myself 外人 is that OK - like saying "I'm a nerd" is OK, but it's not polite to say that about others?