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...]
Behold! Another musical timewaster for your listening pleasure (hopefully). This time we've got two bands again, WEAVER and Avengers in Sci-Fi. They're both pretty good, and one of the bands really knows how to rock out on … [Read more...]
When most people think of Tokyo, they have a very specific idea in their heads: a thriving, ultramodern megalopolis. You probably think of the million time-lapse videos you've seen of Shibuya … [Read more...]
OK, obviously Japan doesn't celebrate the same Thanksgiving that we do in America; America's Thanksgiving is a cornucopia-filled holiday with a lot of traditions unique to the good ol' US of A. But even though Japan … [Read more...]
People around the world are mystified by Japanese advertising. We've written quite a few posts about Japanese commercials in the past, but it doesn't stop with TV ads; the commercials, the packaging, the branding are all … [Read more...]
A friend sent this to me and I thought it too funny / horrible / ridiculous not to share with all of you. During WWII, a particularly racist day and age, there existed a "Pocket Guide To China" which were given to American … [Read more...]