“Hai. Hai. Ah Sou!” Whether studying Japanese or not, most people (especially B-class ninja movie buffs) are familiar at very least with these common mockeries of the Japanese language. Although overstated to the point of … [Read more...]
Last week our good friend Hashi wrote about What To Drink When You're in Japan. His post focused exclusively on alcohol though, so what other delicious beverages can you drink in Japan if you're too young to drink or just … [Read more...]
Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]
Last week, we kicked off a contest, mainly for my own amusement, to see who could create the ugliest version of the beloved Tofugu mascot. The prize was a free copy of Japanese, an iOS app that includes a Japanese-English … [Read more...]
Japanese culture has a lot of beliefs that don't always make much sense from a Western point of view. In Japan, drinking cold beverages is clearly bad for your health. One of the stranger assertions that you'll hear is … [Read more...]
Let's say you're visiting Japan, and you're over the age of 20, the country's drinking age. You sit down at a bar, izakaya, or restaurant with some friends and the moment of truth comes—what do you order? Everybody has … [Read more...]