The Japanese imperial family is the oldest monarchy in the entire world, so it obviously has quite a bit of history and some secrets to boot. One of the most interesting things about the Imperial Family to me is its … [Read more...]
It's a tense time in America. After several mass shootings in the last year or so (including one not too far from Tofugu HQ), some people in the US have started looking into reforming our gun laws. With reform on the … [Read more...]
It's hard to imagine a more boring topic than the weather. While weather is one of the most common topics of conversation, The Weather Channel competes with CSPAN for the channel that can put me to sleep the … [Read more...]
Happy New Year! I've got some bad news for you: this year is going to suck. Well, not for all of us, but for those of us at a particular age, 2013's going to be a really awful year. The best you can really do is just … [Read more...]
When Shigeki Tanaka, a 19-year-old Japanese man, won the Boston Marathon in 1951, it was a pretty big deal. Tanaka’s win wasn't just remarkable because he was the first Japanese person to ever win the Boston Marthon … [Read more...]
While Japan isn't quite like Portland, OR, where there needs to be double-decker bike etiquette, Japan has what I'd consider to be fairly unique rules when it comes to riding a bicycle. I'm not sure about how things are in … [Read more...]