Your best friend and worst enemy. We've all been guilty of using online translators at one time or another. Maybe you were just translating some Japanese you found online, or trying to figure out what that Jpop song just … [Read more...]
Every once in a while, an invention will come along that changes everything. Unfortunately, rarely does that invention come from Japan. More often than not, Japanese inventions walk the line of being helpful for something … [Read more...]
Easy Rider, eat your heart out. Seriously Japan? Seriously? Every time I think that Japan's invented the most ridiculous thing, whether it's a burger made out of poop, sex doll dentistry robot, or a toilet-based video … [Read more...]
"Fool of a Took!" Trees grow as deep as they are tall, and lots of cities follow the same principle. Sewers, electric and communications cables, serving as a city's arteries usually run as deep as the skyscrapers are … [Read more...]
Hatsune Miku turned four not too long ago (or should I say twenty? When she was "born" she was sixteen.. ah whatever) and she’s still going strong in the music world of Japan today. All she needs now is a physical form and … [Read more...]
I've never been into the whole castle thing myself (I'm more into Islands full of cats, and things like that), but I know there are a lot of castle buffs out there (as well as a lot of people who don't know they're castle … [Read more...]