"You know I be drinkin' dat Crown Royal, son." Japanese Princess Mako (who seems to have permanent :3 face) recently turned 20, getting media coverage all over Japan. And while some of you might think that this some … [Read more...]
Credit to Czarina Doyle for making the Photoshop even better! Idol group extraordinaire AKB48 caused a bit of a stir earlier this year when the group added a new, completely computer-generated member; but now AKB48 is … [Read more...]
No Koichi, don't go! The Japanese are known for their manga; comics and animation are arguably a much bigger part of Japanese culture than other countries. Part of that means that there's all types of manga; from manga … [Read more...]
Photo by Orr Marshall Welcome to Tofugu's first-ever Halloween week! With Halloween only about a week away, we thought we'd treat you guys with seven days of posts about scary, spooky, and creepy Japan-related things. … [Read more...]
Your best friend and worst enemy. We've all been guilty of using online translators at one time or another. Maybe you were just translating some Japanese you found online, or trying to figure out what that Jpop song just … [Read more...]
"Chill out everybody, I got this." When you think of Steve Jobs, one of the first things that comes to mind is his look. Steve rocked the mom jeans, New Balance shoes and of course, the black turtleneck like nobody else … [Read more...]