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Message From Space: The Force is Strong With This One

March 12, 2012 by John 20 Comments

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Message From Space is a Japanese film from 1978 that has no qualms about ripping many of its ideas from 1977's Star Wars. The film was produced by Toei and cost $6 million dollars, the most expensive movie made in Japan up … [Read more...]

Kikuo Ibe and His Indestructible Time Machine

January 30, 2012 by John 37 Comments

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Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I have a thing for watches. I have frittered away many hours on watch forums, Amazon, YouTube, and eBay looking at watches, deciding what watch brands are worth the money and … [Read more...]

Is Big Man Japan Strange Enough to Make the Cut?

January 9, 2012 by John 23 Comments

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A while back I wrote a post detailing the Top 10 Strange Japanese Films You Need to Watch and one movie that came up in the comments a lot was Big Man Japan. Unfortunately at the time of writing that post I had not seen … [Read more...]

Why You Can’t Find Love In Japan

January 4, 2012 by John 76 Comments

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Well 2012 is here so you might be asking yourself "what new J-drama should I kick the year off with?" Luckily for you I've just recently found one that I really like and have no qualms about recommending to everyone and … [Read more...]

Japan’s Greatest Artist Site Pixiv Is Going International (And Tofugu Readers Get Early Alpha Access)

December 15, 2011 by Koichi 39 Comments

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*If you just want the invite to get into Pixiv.com's alpha testing group, skip down to the bottom of the article. Maybe you've heard of DeviantArt. It's a big art website that people like everywhere except Japan. Even … [Read more...]

Japanese iPhone App Punishes Oversleepers with Embarrassing Tweets

September 2, 2011 by Hashi 61 Comments

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Depending on your point of view, the snooze button can be your best friend or your worst enemy. We've all struggled with waking up on time, and the snooze button can often lull us into a false sense of security, making it … [Read more...]

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