A lot of people misunderstand Japan and think that it's this place where everybody acts the same, does the same things, and all speak the language. While Japan is no India (which has over 20 recognized languages), … [Read more...]
We take it for granted nowadays that so much in our lives is standardized. Most places in the world recognize the Gregorian calendar, the metric system, etc., which makes it a lot easier to live our lives. But it wasn't … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
Tyler MacNiven is an easy guy to spot in a crowd. He's tall, with bright hair and extremely outgoing. His charisma has taken him all over the world, including a win on the TV show The Amazing Race (season 9), and Iran, … [Read more...]
Lots of American celebrities do some work in Japan -- a commercial here, a billboard there, then they pack up their bags and return back home without giving it much of a second thought. But there's one celebrity who … [Read more...]
Japanese fashion has always been extremely trendy overseas. You just have to look at US pop starlets like Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to see the influence of Japanese fashion on the rest of the world. But … [Read more...]