Archive | September, 2011

AKB48 Sings Its Way Into China’s Heart

One of the hottest things in Japan right now is the idol group AKB48. This army of teenage singers, besides experimenting with creepy, Frankenstein vocaloids, has taken the world by storm, topping Japanese pop charts for close to three years. But are they more than just your run-of-the-mill idol group? Majirox reports that recently the [...]

Frosty the Snowman Goes Postal!

Do you live in an area where it barely snows, or doesn’t snow at all? Have you always mourned the fact that you’ll never have a snowman to call your own? Well, no longer! Hayakita, Japan has branded itself as the best snowman town in the land, and for the last 25 years, its local [...]

The Greatest Robbery in Japanese History

Crime in Japan is incredibly low compared to most other countries; it’s generally regarded as one of the safest countries in the world. So when there is a crime in Japan, it definitely gets noticed. Did you know that one of the biggest crimes of all time in Japan happened nearly 50 years ago, and [...]