Come lunchtime sophomore year of high school, all the cool kids were eating Cup Noodles. I wasn't cool, unfortunately, but I loved them as well---with an instant ramen in my hands, I looked very much like that kid in the … [Read more...]
I know this is coming kind of late, but I sort of forgot to post this earlier D: Apparently, somewhere in Nagoya, 外人さん (Mr. Foreigner) "costumes" consisting only of a nose and a pair of eyes are being sold. Not the most … [Read more...]
The title's not so clever, I know, but there's really no need to be witty, here---the picture says it all. Now, I know everyone and their mother has seen this, but I just have to say, this may be the absolute worse … [Read more...]
If you've browsed Tofugu Flickr at all, you've probably seen this picture of Nissan's 2005 concept car, the Pivo. It's stout, round body makes it incredibly cute, like something a young Tokyo-ite would slap a Hello Kitty … [Read more...]
I recently had a discussion with my friend Max about the nuances of Japanese pronunciation (maybe not so recently; it was when I was back home in Hawaii). One of the more interesting things we talked about was the fact … [Read more...]
Ever feel sad about the state of your closet? Like everything you try on is unoriginal and boring? That's me right now. I'm in a rut (welcome to my pity party, haha). To remedy that, I've started browsing … [Read more...]