When I write for Tofugu, I ask myself a lot of questions to make sure I'm writing a good post. Is this topic interesting to me? Will this be interesting to other people? Is the post too short? Too long? Is the title … [Read more...]
Right off the coast of Japan's most western island there lies, buried beneath the ocean, incontrovertible evidence that aliens once lived among us. You might not have heard of this incredible proof, but they don't want you … [Read more...]
Everybody knows the old saying “Necessity is the mother of invention,” but the Japanese seems to really take it to heart. Japan has a lot of strange, unique needs, and out of those needs come cool, unusual … [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...]
For years, Tokyo Tower has been an iconic figure in Tokyo's skyline, but that may soon be coming to an end. After nearly four years in the making, the Tokyo Skytree has finished construction, and it will open to the public … [Read more...]
Over the last six months or so, Japanese police have been cracking down on nightclubs, breaking up illegal activity and arresting people. What's going on in these clubs? Are people fighting, doing copious amounts of drugs, … [Read more...]