During Tofugu's recent trip to Japan, I racked my brain for what souvenirs I wanted to bring back home with me. After all, I don't get to go to Japan very often, so I wanted to get as much as I could before coming back to … [Read more...]
Open Letter - Miichan, it's been a whole month now, and I just can't keep my mouth shut any longer. I know that this Tofugu-AKB48 rivalry is like that of the Montagues and the Capulets, or the Hatfields and the McCoys, or … [Read more...]
Every once in a while, the stars align and Japan manages to send one of its animated movies over to America to play in our theaters. More often than not, it's a Studio Ghibli film, but this should come as no surprise since … [Read more...]
Japan has a well-earned reputation as the land of cute. Everything from its mascots to its pop stars have been carefully engineered from the ground up to make you push in your cheeks and say "Awww!" But that cuteness … [Read more...]
Eventually you're going to graduate. You're not going to be in Japanese class forever. And since you already know how to survive the classroom, you need to know what to do afterwards. So what do you do once you don't have … [Read more...]
Hello, my name's Fiona, and I'm an otaku – or at least, I used to be. My obsession of choice? Comics. I loved them. I was an equal opportunities lover too. At one time my huge collection included Spiderman and Garfield and … [Read more...]