The Gregorian system is the internationally accepted calendar system. Japan officially adopted a variant of the Gregorian in 1873. Before the adoption, Japan primarily used a seven day calendar system lunisolar system for … [Read more...]
Japanese text on the web is a lot like politics and sausage - it's a messy process that nobody should ever have to see. But in the time I've been working at Tofugu, I've had to bear witness to some horrible, horrible … [Read more...]
You're not going to be fluent in Japanese overnight. That's pretty obvious. But, there are a lot of little things that you can change pretty quickly that will get you one step closer to that goal of Japanese fluency. … [Read more...]
Many many moons ago when I was still an intern here at Tofugu, I wrote an article about Imaginary Flying Machines and their melodic death metal album Princess Ghibli. For those of you who missed the post (summer 2011 was a … [Read more...]
Our Tofugu store has really taken off since we launched it last year. We've been proud to provide you with things to educate and entertain you like our very first ebook, vocabulary packs, and of course, stickers. But … [Read more...]
Don't like getting rained on but still want to look like a total badass? Japan's got you covered. Here in the Pacific Northwest where Tofugu HQ is, we wear rain jackets (all hail the great REI). But, in Japan, everyone … [Read more...]