For better or worse, a large percentage of Japanese people spend more time in bars and "izakaya" (Japanese style pubs) than with their own families. That means that going to one of these places will arguably give you more … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween, everybody. To celebrate the occasion, I thought you might enjoy these 5 scary Japanese things that will educate and entertain you, hopefully a little bit. At the very least, it will show you that Japan … [Read more...]
Japan has the oldest life expectancy in the world. That means people in Japan live a really really long time. Men live to 79 years old. Women live a little over 86 years old. What in the world causes Japanese people to … [Read more...]
It is pretty hard to get further off the beaten track in Japan than by hitchhiking. I've never done it and the thought had never really occurred to me since I've associated hitchhiking with grizzly murders from horror … [Read more...]
Sometimes (well, often times), you look at the Japanese culture and think "gosh, Japan is really weird." This is probably one of those times. Then again, what's so weird about wanting refrigerated panties every once in a … [Read more...]
A lot of people ask about bowing in Japan, and what they should do if they ever visit or live in Japan. Now, bowing in Japan is so deeply ingrained in culture and society that it's not something people really think too … [Read more...]