They look like they belong together, no? I got to stay in some pretty sweet places while shooting TofuguTV stuff, but I gotta say this was one of the coolest. I stayed in two capsule hotels. One sucked, and one was … [Read more...]
The most dangerous game. Japan, as a nation, has kind of an obsession with the beetle. It's true - from real-life beetle sumo wrestling to all sorts of media appearance, beetles play an small but significant role in … [Read more...]
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTinSeKsacQ'] Okay, I gotta be honest. I love gimmicky things. It's why I buy "As Seen On TV" products (like the thing that attaches to your shower floor and is like a car … [Read more...]
Like this? You should see Tofugu's "Studying Japanese With Drama Guide" - it's like this post, but bigger (and better!). Okay, so I've been known to say that people should get off the couch and stop claiming they were … [Read more...]
From left to right: Dr. NakaMats, Dr. NakaMats. Who would you say is the greatest inventor of all time? It’s kind of a tricky question. When you say “inventor,” most people think of Thomas Edison, or those late night … [Read more...]
When it came to Japanese Cartography, we found out that Japan lagged behind a bit. So what about other things, like English Language Proficiency? Education First recently released their report on worldwide English language … [Read more...]