This week's Sunday News runs the gamut of odd topics and news, everything from theme parks to a citizenship scandal to some pretty sad news. Let's dive right in: Gundam park to open in Odaiba: Japan is finally … [Read more...]
In this edition of Tofugu's weekly Saturday Timewaster, I'd like to regale to you a story about a man who's videotaped the creation of one-thousand four-hundred fifty-two bowls of instant ramen and instant yakisoba. How … [Read more...]
Pulp Fiction was right - the funniest thing about other cultures is the little differences. The radically different customs and traditions in other cultures make sense to us, but our similarities? Now those are … [Read more...]
Last week I talked briefly about 過労死 (かろうし, karoshi) and the effects it has on the Japanese society. Branching off of the article and continuing the Japanese business series of articles, we'll take a succinct look into the … [Read more...]
Alcohol is viewed a little differently in every culture in the world. Here in the US, we start (legally) drinking later in life than most countries, and our attitudes towards alcohol isn't always healthy. And then … [Read more...]
When it comes to Japanese, I still have a long ways to go and a lot to learn. But, I've had lots of time to learn about learning, make mistakes, and apply plenty of learning theories of my own. Looking back now to when I … [Read more...]