Despite the some of the diplomatic successes between Japan and North Korea (like the repatriation of Japanese citizens or collaborating on a giant monster movie) and the fact that North Korea's Kim family has more ties to … [Read more...]
Most people know that Japanese culture generally frowns upon tattoos. Historically, tattoos have been a sign of the yakuza in Japan, so if you whip off your clothes to jump into an onsen and an “I ♥ Mom” tattoo is on your … [Read more...]
Hundreds of years ago, in an era of world history when Western countries were beginning to explore Asia, Japan stood apart from most of the rest of the world when it looked at the situation, thought "Nah," and shut its … [Read more...]
Writing a letter in Japanese is quite the epic topic. It's sadly not as easy as writing something, stuffing it in an envelope, stamping it, and sending it. Japanese letters require you to think about certain formalities, … [Read more...]
We've written about Japanese theme parks a few times before. I mean, Fuji-Q Highland is pretty cool and all, but it's about time we gave another park some attention. Universal Studios Japan, or USJ as it's affectionately … [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...]