Credit to Czarina Doyle for making the Photoshop even better! Idol group extraordinaire AKB48 caused a bit of a stir earlier this year when the group added a new, completely computer-generated member; but now AKB48 is … [Read more...]
Michael from Gakuranman.com is an adventurer. He's currently living in Japan, and one of his favorite things to do is to explore and discover haikyo (abandoned sites / ruins) in Japan. For Tofugu's current series of … [Read more...]
Japanese folklore has a rich and terrifying tradition of all sorts of zany ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and goblins. Japanese ghosts collectively known as yūrei (幽霊), and Japanese monsters collectively known as yōkai (妖怪) are … [Read more...]
Powered by lithium pure evil ion batteries Japan is known for a few things, I think. Sushi, temples, karate, video games, and INCREDIBLY EVIL ROBOTS. If you thought dead babies from hell staring soullessly into your … [Read more...]
You have finally made that trip to Japan! Strolling along the streets of Tokyo, you walk jaw-dropped at the sights of lively Harajuku and the pure geekdom of Akihabara. But then, you stumble onto a sight where you aren’t … [Read more...]
No Koichi, don't go! The Japanese are known for their manga; comics and animation are arguably a much bigger part of Japanese culture than other countries. Part of that means that there's all types of manga; from manga … [Read more...]