Continuing with our series of articles on minority groups in Japan (previous posts include the Burakumin and the Brazilian-Japanese), we'll take brief look into the (now officially recognized with hanko-stamp of approval … [Read more...]
Image source Most people know about Tokyo's Disneyland and a decent amount know of Osaka's Universal Studios Japan (also known as USJ, which is eerily similar to Universal Studios in Orlando btw) but not many know about … [Read more...]
2011 is coming toan end, but there's still a lot going on in the world of Japan-related news. Here's our top 5 stories from this week about all things Japan: Win $100 in Flutterscape's "All I Want For Christmas … [Read more...]
I would like to dedicate this short post to our good friend Hashi. Little Hashi has not heard the fantasicality that is Polysics (the poor, poor boy), and I figured if someone as cool and well internetted as he had not … [Read more...]
Earlier this week, Japan shattered the record for Tweets per second in a flurry of coordinated social media activity. Servers strained and the Fail Whale threatened to rear its ugly head, but Japanese Twitter users … [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...]