I'm guessing most of you know what Sumo is. Along with karate, ninjas, and Hello Kitty, Sumo is about as Japanese as it gets. Over the last week or two, there's been a ton of hub-bub about a big, nasty Sumo-related … [Read more...]
Ever since I found out Japan got its first banana vending machine, I've been chomping at the bit banana for a conveniently placed second banana vending machine, preferably someplace I didn't have to fly an airplane to get … [Read more...]
Erin (who writes something on Tofugu like once a year now, and has a new blog over at SputnikSweetie.com) showed me this calendar. After looking at this calendar for four straight days, I exclaimed: "Omg, this will be an … [Read more...]
I wasn't particularly good at studying when I was in school, and to make up for this I got really good at cramming. In case you aren't familiar with the term, the definition of cramming is: To study hastily for an … [Read more...]
Last week, @andoryuu3 on Twitter told me about Google IME. Since then, I've been trying it out to see if it's worth writing about. Obviously it is (if you haven't figured that out already), so I've written up a little … [Read more...]
A couple months back, we already talked about how different the Japanese Christmas is. Now it's time to take a look at another holiday that's isn't quite the same in Japan: Valentine's Day. … [Read more...]