It seems like every politician has their own, dumb mini scandal. With the speed at which information travels nowadays, even the most minor gaffe and non-issue can be blown way out of proportion. Even Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, hasn’t been immune to this. Even though Abe has been one of the most influential Prime [...]
There’s no doubt there are an abundance of cute characters in Japan. Japanese people love cute things, and will buy mountains merchandise to show off in their homes, use as supplies, or hang them as keychains to dangle from their phones or bags. And because there are so many characters and fads that come in [...]
So far I’ve written about my Top 10 Strange Japanese Movies, Horror Films, and Dramas. I’ve been writing quarterly anime roundups for a while now, but no top 10 anime list. Until now. And I realize that many of these titles will probably be familiar to all of you, but they each hold a special [...]
Every Sunday we gather the week’s weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. Enjoy! Bonus Wallpapers! Want the header image of exploding poop adorning your desktop background? Well, we’ve got [...]
The toys of the future are here and boy are they creepy. A Japanese start-up company known as Clone Factory has stirred up a storm on the internet with their 3D printed human faces on doll bodies. Whether the creepiness comes from the hyper realistic faces or just the disparity between the realism of the [...]
I hate to interrupt the normal Tofugu schedule, but we’ve been working on some other things on Tofugu that, together, warrant their own post. We also want to announce a little giveaway that we’re doing! Guide To Rarely Used Japanese Characters A while back, I ran across some Japanese characters I’d never seen before—characters like [...]
Did you know Japan had not one, but two Robin Hoods? Yes, these two stole from the rich and gave to the poor, risking their lives to help the common people. They were called Ishikawa Goemon and Nezumi Kozo. They might not have the popularity in the West that Robin Hood enjoys, but they make [...]
