It can be difficult to get people excited about religion in Japan. No doubt, Japan's culture and its religions are deeply intertwined, but the vast majority of Japanese people say that aren't very religious. With … [Read more...]
Otaku have long been an economic force to be reckoned with. Their immense spending power has long made them the target of merchants of all types (action figures, DVDs, body pillows), and they even have their own … [Read more...]
Japanese technology can be weird sometimes. And I don't mean “weird” like a sex robot or something, I just mean different in unexpected ways. Japanese cell phones, for example, have long suffered from … [Read more...]
One of the most difficult things about traveling to Japan is deciding where to stay. Should you stay at a hostel? Hotel? Homestay? Capsule hotel!? There are plenty of options. However, if you have a bit of extra change and … [Read more...]
Not every celebrity is a movie star or a singer. Sometimes fame comes from more unexpected places. In Issei Sagawa's case, he became famous from eating another person. Yes, you read that right -- Sagawa is a cannibal, … [Read more...]
Imagine this: You leave work at 3 am yet again, glumly thinking I’m going to become another karoshi statistic. The nearest capsule hotel is just a half-hour walk away, but you’re knackered and you know … [Read more...]