[threecol_two]Shark found in park was for 'photo shoot': Earlier this week, a dead shark found sitting in the middle of a Tokyo park caused quite a stir. Who left it there? Why did they bring a shark to a park? Turns out, … [Read more...]
One of the coolest things about Japan might be right below your feet. All across the country, manhole covers are custom made for individual towns and cities. Even though it might seem like a mundane topic, the variety and … [Read more...]
Japan is world-renowned for its amazing architecture, and it's not hard to see why. I've written about some of Japan's most jaw-dropping skyscrapers along with some of the more quaint, but still novel, houses. It's … [Read more...]
Japanese can be a tough language to get into. Not because it's a hard language to learn, necessarily, but because there are a bunch of mental barriers and misconceptions. Koichi's talked a bit about this before, but … [Read more...]
This week's news out of Japan ranges from mundane to bizarre, covering Japanese linguistic quirks to bird dating sims. Let's dive in, shall we? [threecol_two]Dinosaur Bridge brings Japan traffic up to speed: It's no … [Read more...]
I was doing research for another post a while back, and found something a bit...unusual. It was an old Japanese scroll about farting. No, you didn't misread that last sentence. The whole scroll, which is called … [Read more...]