It seems like every politician has their own, dumb mini scandal. With the speed at which information travels nowadays, even the most minor gaffe and non-issue can be blown way out of proportion. Even Japan's Prime … [Read more...]
There’s no doubt there are an abundance of cute characters in Japan. Japanese people love cute things, and will buy mountains merchandise to show off in their homes, use as supplies, or hang them as keychains to dangle … [Read more...]
So far I've written about my Top 10 Strange Japanese Movies, Horror Films, and Dramas. I've been writing quarterly anime roundups for a while now, but no top 10 anime list. Until now. And I realize that many of these … [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...]
The toys of the future are here and boy are they creepy. A Japanese start-up company known as Clone Factory has stirred up a storm on the internet with their 3D printed human faces on doll bodies. Whether the creepiness … [Read more...]
I hate to interrupt the normal Tofugu schedule, but we've been working on some other things on Tofugu that, together, warrant their own post. We also want to announce a little giveaway that we're doing! Guide To Rarely … [Read more...]