I and practically everybody I know has been excited for Daft Punk's upcoming album, Random Access Memories, and for good reason—Daft Punk has been one of the biggest names in dance music for almost 20 years. Daft Punk … [Read more...]
If you study kanji for long enough you'll begin to see patterns emerge. At first, they won't make too much sense and you'll think it's pure luck. You'll make a couple of connections and say "Hey! Nice! This made it easier … [Read more...]
Summer is fast approaching! Warm weather, cool drinks, and what else? Shorts? No! Well, at least not if you're a sophisticated and respectable fellow out and about in Japan. Shorts over there just aren't viewed the same … [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...]
Growing up in a computerized world, I've never really thought too much about the problems faced by people using typewriters. It’s pretty damn hard to make a Japanese typewriter (known in Japanese as a 和文タイプライター). … [Read more...]
A hamburger in Japan is many things. People in the US tend to have a pretty narrow view of the food—all you really need is two buns with a beef patty in between. Maybe if you're feeling especially adventurous, you have … [Read more...]