Writing for Tofugu, I try and read as much as I can about Japan. I want to keep on top of current events, learn more about Japan and, most importantly, hear different perspectives. In all of the articles, essays, posts, and books I’ve read, I’ve noticed that there are a few traps that people regularly [...]
I take public transit to Tofugu World Headquarters every day, and in the couple of years I’ve been commuting, I’ve seen people commit every faux pas in the book, and generally do some stupid, stupid things. I’ve watched people step in front of moving vehicles, spit on other people, and generally disregard all rules of [...]
To the uninitiated, “pink tentacle” might conjure up some gross images, but for those of us who love reading about Japan, it means something totally different. As long as I can remember, Pink Tentacle has been one of my favorite Japan blogs out there, and is one of the few that I can recommend both [...]
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Square Enix has been kind of lousy for a while now, but finally the company’s CEO Yoichi Wada is stepping down. He’s been steering the company for over a decade, and in my opinion Square/Square Enix was much better off with Hironobu Sakaguchi back in the day, but things change, and Square Enix is in [...]
Right before the whole Tofugu team left for Japan, we decided to try a nearby Japanese restaurant right here in the US. Even though we were a little apprehensive about eating there, we decided to give it a try anyway. What was the harm? It turned out we should have listened to our instincts. This [...]
Open Letter – Miichan, it’s been a whole month now, and I just can’t keep my mouth shut any longer. I know that this Tofugu-AKB48 rivalry is like that of the Montagues and the Capulets, or the Hatfields and the McCoys, or the Zerg and the Protoss… but I never expected things to turn out [...]
