Japanese artist Mari Miyazawa plays with her food. Like, a lot. As a parent, she sent off her kids with homemade bento lunches, that much is normal; but where Miyazawa differs from most mothers is that her bento creations … [Read more...]
When we visited Japan earlier this year, we visited the famous Jigokudani Monkey Park (which you can read more about here), a place where Japanese macaques bathe in natural hot springs. I thought it was pretty funny … [Read more...]
It's edgy, it's innovative, it's in your face. It's also super sexy. But could it be… too sexy? Japan's latest advertising fad is sweeping the nation, offending, arousing, and selling product faster than you can say, … [Read more...]
Growing up in a computerized world, I've never really thought too much about the problems faced by people using typewriters. It’s pretty damn hard to make a Japanese typewriter (known in Japanese as a 和文タイプライター). … [Read more...]
Japan, more than any other country, seems to have mastered the art of using adorable pets for internet fame. In the past we've covered some of Japan's greatest cat videos (including the incomparable Maru), and the adorable … [Read more...]
In the early 90s, Kyoto University had a problem. A statue on campus kept getting vandalized over and over, without any sign of stopping. Students kept making their own additions to the statue of educator Hikoichi … [Read more...]