Wow. We actually have a lot of interesting/exciting site news for you all today. Normally it's pretty uninteresting, I think, but today we will be revealing a whole bunch of neat stuff I've been getting ready for a long … [Read more...]
Happy New Year, Tofugu! It's now 5:19am (Hawaii time) on the first day of 2008. Why, you ask, for the love of cozy blankets and fluffy pillows, why am I awake? Well, I have to admit, when my alarm went off almost 20 … [Read more...]
Over at whatjapanthinks.com, Tofugu was voted as the "Most Humorous Blog on Japan in 2007." Although we like to take ourselves seriously some of the time, it's very flattering to get this award. I think it's all thanks to … [Read more...]
With the new year coming up in a couple of days, we'd like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about ourselves. In other words, we'd like to tell you about our history, our favorite posts of the year, and what … [Read more...]
The answer is no, probably not. Still, someone kindly nominated us and we made it into the fray over at WhatJapanThinks. They are doing a "Best Japanese (culture) Blogs of the Year" poll, and we think it'd be great if … [Read more...]
The Obake Series: An Introduction Later this month, we will be posting the first of a series of articles on Japanese monsters and ghosts, or obake (お化け). Obake, also known as bakemono (化け物) are a motley bunch, with … [Read more...]