
*This article marks the beginning of the "profile" section, which discovers fairly obscure Japanese people that should be ruling the world. The goal is to find someone new every week (or every once in a while), so saying … [Read more...]

*This article marks the beginning of the "profile" section, which discovers fairly obscure Japanese people that should be ruling the world. The goal is to find someone new every week (or every once in a while), so saying … [Read more...]
by Erin 29 Comments

First comes love, then comes--oops! Ah well, can't get it right all the time. I'm referring, of course, to the July 17th wedding of Nozomi Tsuji, former Morning Musume (I only know her from this) and Taiyou Sugiura, of … [Read more...]
For some reason I've been getting a lot of emails regarding this subject lately. There are a lot of people out there learning Japanese on their own who don't know what to do first. Of course, there isn't a set way to start … [Read more...]
by Koichi

The only thing that is worse (but oh so much better) than anime addiction is a J-drama addiction. Sure, there are other drugs out there, like K-drama, C-drama, and crack cocaine, but none can compare to what is GTO, hana … [Read more...]
by Erin

(Loosely Translated: The technology to change yourself) Seeing as this is my first "fashion" post, I figured I'd do something small and slightly amusing, just to get myself started.Thus, I bring you, メイクアップ ヘアコンタクト! … [Read more...]
by Koichi
About a week ago (sorry about doing such a terrible job keeping up with news) music information provider Orichon came out with a study that they called "June Brides," even though it clearly involves would-be grooms as … [Read more...]