I'd like to take a break from my regular normal posting schedule to ask you if you're an artist. You are? Oh wow, I'm so lucky. I'd like to ask you a question or three. We're actually looking for a couple different … [Read more...]
Japan is a delightful place to get your drink on. The drinking age is 20 and public drinking and intoxication are perfectly legal. Not surprisingly, alcohol is a huge part of Japanese culture. Proper drinking etiquette was … [Read more...]
[threecol_two] Silence! Japanese researchers build speech-jamming gun: Ever wish you could shut somebody up - with science? Thanks to Japan's seemingly endless wealth of wacky inventions, now you can! Researchers in Japan … [Read more...]
Japan is known for their crazy advanced technology the world over. And one thing that the Japanese have enjoyed for years that has yet to catch on in America is ridiculously complicated and awesome toilets. Take the … [Read more...]
A lot of people have this misconception that you have to be smart to tackle big undertakings like learning Japanese, or anything else for that matter. The idea seems to be that if you're not smart enough to be immediately … [Read more...]
Many of you may heard of 棒倒し (botaoshi, literal: knocking-over pole), one of many fine activities to come out of Japan. Is it as awesome as yukigassen or as dangerous as onbashira? How about a little of both? The best way … [Read more...]