There are lots of different types of video games: first person shooters, real time strategy games, role playing games; but one genre that's never really taken off (at least in America) has been the dating sim. A dating … [Read more...]
Since we're getting ready to pop over to Japan to do some filming, I wanted to do some research on all the famous foods of every area in Japan. Japan's really into the whole "famous things in each area" thing, and food is … [Read more...]
B-Class Gourmet (or B-kyu) is the Japanese term for someone who just can't get enough good, cheap, Japanese food. Their appreciation for cheap eats knows no bounds. They're the people who are willing to stand in long lines … [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...]
We've written before about how goldfish fit into Japanese culture and art. You can catch goldfish at virtually any festival in Japan, and a great many artists dedicate their time to creating beautiful works of art in honor … [Read more...]
One of Japan's greatest TV shows of all time is Iron Chef, the competitive head-to-head cooking show that elevating cooking television to an artform. But Iron Chef has been gone for over a decade on Japanese TV, and all … [Read more...]