Diet fads in Japan come and go like sakura blossoms in the wind. A couple Japanese diet fads that instantly come to mind are the natto diet, the tomato juice diet, and the infamous banana diet. With diets that involve … [Read more...]
After one particularly controversial Japanese blog post last week, Japanese Twitter was blazing up (炎上/えんじょう) with tweets of anger and support. The topic? Trains. The controversy? "The reason I don't give up my seat on the … [Read more...]
The word "hengao" means "strange face" (変顔/へんがお) and it's just about everything you're probably imagining. Recently it's gotten popularized even more by the comedian ワッキー (Wakki) who is not only good at making weird faces, … [Read more...]
We've talked about Japanese fast food on Tofugu in the past, giving you a nice little overview of what's out there. But, that's the basic stuff, the things that are on the menu everyday. Why would a millionaire such as … [Read more...]
Hey All. Before we go on a short break for the 4th of July holiday, I wanted to relay some changes happening on Tofugu effective today. First, Hashi will be leaving his post as Editor to move on to other things. … [Read more...]
There are the places that everyone recommends you visit... the temples of Kyoto... Nara's giant Buddha statue... the cement jungle that is Tokyo... To those people I say "bah" and "pshhh, you don't know what you're … [Read more...]