Sushi. That delicious Japanese food that everyone seems to love. Call this post a rant if you want, but everyone is doing it wrong. I believe in sushi purity, where no other sushi is allowed to exist in my extremely racist … [Read more...]
Image Source: Flickr Swords have always been a big deal in Japan. Japanese swords, or nihontō (日本刀) are one of the most highly sought after types of swords in the world today. A sword was even involved with the … [Read more...]
Probably more than anywhere else, robots are a big part of Japanese culture, and it's no secret that we here at Tofugu think that these machines are evil, human-hating beings. But even with my open revulsion to these … [Read more...]
One of the things Western visitors notice on their visit to Japan is the homogenous population. As an urban-living American, walking through the streets of the U.S. and seeing a wide, diverse range of ethnicities is an … [Read more...]
Today's guest post comes from everybody's favorite Kiwi, the awesome Hikosaemon. He's an incredibly prolific video blogger living in Tokyo, and his post today is about coming to understand Japanese values. Enjoy! About … [Read more...]
If you live in South America and love Japan, then a visit to the Land of the Rising Sun might be closer than you think. Well, kind of. Brazil is not only the home to awesome things like bossa nova and Pelé, but the … [Read more...]