I'm sure a lot of you know about Shark Week, but did you know about it's slightly scarier and far less interesting sibling Kanji Week? Well, it's happening, and we'll be spending this next week covering various subjects … [Read more...]
If you've been reading Tofugu for a while, you'll know that I can't pass up a good Godzilla story, especially one that contains haikus as well. GodzillaHaiku is a Tumbler Blog that simply contains images from Godzilla … [Read more...]
One application which I've used for a long time is Evernote, though I've mostly been collecting and organizing recipes... until now. Just today, as I was scrolling through the Asahi Shinbun, I had an epiphany. I should be … [Read more...]
Everyone knows that smoking is pretty unhealthy - even in Japan people are smoking less and less. But for me, when it comes to my debilitating addiction to cool gadgets, I'd be happy to carry highly radioactive cell … [Read more...]
Just after I post about getting past the Mixi blockade by using a .edu address, Mixi shakes things up and I thought they closed up the .edu loophole. [UPDATE] Turns out, it still works, and the best part is, you don't need … [Read more...]
Update: This loophole doesn't work anymore, so you probably shouldn't spend your hard earned time getting a .edu account. I hear some other .edu addresses still work (like if you have a school email), but can't confirm … [Read more...]