This week's Sunday News runs the gamut of odd topics and news, everything from theme parks to a citizenship scandal to some pretty sad news. Let's dive right in: Gundam park to open in Odaiba: Japan is finally … [Read more...]
Pulp Fiction was right - the funniest thing about other cultures is the little differences. The radically different customs and traditions in other cultures make sense to us, but our similarities? Now those are … [Read more...]
Alcohol is viewed a little differently in every culture in the world. Here in the US, we start (legally) drinking later in life than most countries, and our attitudes towards alcohol isn't always healthy. And then … [Read more...]
A mixed bag this week for news, with stories about fast food, the emperor, and strange CMs. Let's dive in, shall we? The KFC Double Down Invades Japan!: In case you're unfamiliar with the infamous KFC Double Down, … [Read more...]
Sushi is arguably the most Japanese food out there. Many other Japanese foods are similar to foods from other cultures, but it's hard to find anything as uniquely Japanese as sushi. A small sushi bar near a train … [Read more...]
Most languages have different ways of writing letters and characters. In English, there's not only printed script, but cursive, and a million different fonts and variants thereof, and people are constantly churning out new … [Read more...]