This Monday I wrote a post entitled 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Major in Japanese (and 2 You Might Consider It). This post is a follow up to that. A lot of people want to know about the best ways to get over to Japan and the … [Read more...]
There are some videos that I never get sick of watching; among them is 森の安藤, or “Mr. Ando of the Woods,” a bizarre animated short about a penguin who saves a community of forest animals from the evils of human … [Read more...]
It's hard to overstate instant ramen's importance in Japan. There are multiple instant ramen museums in the country, and at the beginning of the millenium, the Japanese voted instant ramen Japan's most important invention … [Read more...]
I love AKBINGO! It's one of my all time favorite Japanese variety shows, right on up there with Gaki no Tsukai. (P.S. if you haven't already heard of Gaki no Tsukai, do yourself a huge favor and check that out as well.) … [Read more...]
Awaji Island is an interesting place in Japan; it's a small island that sits between Honshu and Shikoku and is more famous than an island that small really should be. People around Japan know about Awaji's famous naruto … [Read more...]
Behold! Another musical timewaster for your listening pleasure (hopefully). This time we've got two bands again, WEAVER and Avengers in Sci-Fi. They're both pretty good, and one of the bands really knows how to rock out on … [Read more...]