
When you hear news about Yahoo, it's rarely good news. There's layoffs, passwords getting stolen, declining profits, a CEO game of musical chairs, and so much more. When you read the comments on any Yahoo! news post, you … [Read more...]

When you hear news about Yahoo, it's rarely good news. There's layoffs, passwords getting stolen, declining profits, a CEO game of musical chairs, and so much more. When you read the comments on any Yahoo! news post, you … [Read more...]
by John 46 Comments

It's that time of year again, and another season of new anime is upon us. While looking over the lineup for this summer, I thought they all looked pretty generic (even more generic than Spring 2012's lineup). But there … [Read more...]
by Hashi 18 Comments

I love that nowadays you can travel pretty much anywhere you can think of without even leaving your house. With all the videos, essays, and photographs available online, it's not hard to travel halfway across the world … [Read more...]

If you ask a Japanese person where Croatia is, they'll probably have no idea. This makes sense, though, as there are only 30ish Croatians currently living in Japan†. That means most Japanese people have never even seen a … [Read more...]
by Hashi 25 Comments

It's no secret that western celebrities do commercials in Japan for some extra cash. Everybody's gotta make a buck, right? But some of those commercials are more strange than others. Case in point, Jean Reno's recent … [Read more...]
by John 22 Comments

I first saw Cat Soup (ねこぢる草) back when I was taking Japanese culture classes at The Ohio State University. We were lucky enough to watch it in class, and it was pretty awesome. Surprisingly, I'd forgotten about it until … [Read more...]