Grace Buchele Mineta
Grace Buchele Mineta is an author who blogs and draws comics about her daily life in Japan at www.HowIBecameTexan.com.
Chilling in Tokyo
Seven things to make your winter trip even cooler
The Problem with Pet Names
愛称で呼んだらダメかしら？
American Hamburgers vs. Japanese Hambāgu
ハンバーガーvs.ハンバーグ
Colorful Language
多彩な言語
Different strokes for different folks
十人十色
Let’s learn some American Idioms!
The oddities of English expressions
The “Fitness Lifestyle” in Japan
Intentional vs. accidental excercise
Overreaching New Year’s Resolutions
Annual goals are tricky regardless of culture
Different Cultures, Different Celebrations
Ushering in oshogatsu
The Case of the Christmas Chicken
A first “real American Christmas”
Christmas Gift-giving
Japan: The land of year-round presents
The Culture of Comedy
Laughter gets lost in translation, too
Yamato Pride
My husband meets his first gay Japanese person
Halloween Decoration Etiquette
When scary becomes scarring
Good Ol’ Texan Sakii
My first Texan sake experience
Ramen Right from Long Island
Not your typical ramen