Today we're going to explore how kimono pockets evolved into the popular phone charms that the Japanese people seem to be so fond of. I know, seems like a pretty unlikely progression, right? Kimono pockets to phone charms? … [Read more...]
I love AKBINGO! It's one of my all time favorite Japanese variety shows, right on up there with Gaki no Tsukai. (P.S. if you haven't already heard of Gaki no Tsukai, do yourself a huge favor and check that out as well.) … [Read more...]
The first geisha were men. No they weren't cross-dressers, and no they weren't gigolos either. The taikomochi (also known as houkan), were the original geisha of Japan and they were manly man men. I bet you didn't know … [Read more...]
Japanese graves and cemeteries are a bit different from what most westerners are used to. Japanese gravestones are just big blocks in a cemetery, sometimes with additional blocks, or like holders for things, and a bunch of … [Read more...]
Behold! Another musical timewaster for your listening pleasure (hopefully). This time we've got two bands again, WEAVER and Avengers in Sci-Fi. They're both pretty good, and one of the bands really knows how to rock out on … [Read more...]
If you've ever spent much time on Japanese message boards or texted someone in Japanese, you've probably run across the abbreviation "KY." And no, they're not referring to KY Jelly. Well, most of the time they're not. So … [Read more...]