This anime season looks awesome. I can't remember the last time I was this impressed with an anime season's lineup. It's been a year since I started writing these quarterly anime roundups, and I can definitely say that … [Read more...]
I really enjoy Japanese dramas. As far as Japanese entertainment media goes, dramas are right up there with anime for me. When I was first getting into Japanese stuff, I was all about the anime until one day I realized … [Read more...]
Some places just make you feel uneasy. These places have a peculiar, strange feel about them and you just want to leave as soon as you get there. They provoke the supernatural sensation that something is just not quite … [Read more...]
During World War II, everything from aircraft to small arms evolved and changed. Some of these new discoveries were dangerously effective, such as the atomic bomb, whereas others were not so much, such as the Japanese fire … [Read more...]
While visiting Japan, and especially after returning from my visit to Japan, I've been asked countless times, "What's your favorite Japanese food?" Before my visit to Japan, I'd always respond with something like, "I … [Read more...]
The Senkaku Island dispute has been blowing up again lately and the media is all ablaze with anti-Japanese protests in China. Japanese businesses are being vandalized, Japanese cars destroyed, and all sorts of crazy … [Read more...]