When I was a kid, I was over at a friend's house and found a magazine with a bunch of comics in it. As I started looking through it, I found a horrifying comic. I'd never really seen a comic like it before, and was really … [Read more...]
Earlier this year I got a nice surprise in the mail: Tuttle Publishing sent me three books: Ninja Attack!, Yokai Attack!, and the new Yurei Attack!. The books were written by Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda, a husband and wife … [Read more...]
While Japan obviously has its own set of holidays and festivals (some weirder than others), it's adopted a lot of foreign holidays too. Valentine's Day is celebrated in Japan, and Christmas is widely celebrated, even … [Read more...]
In part 1 I introduced the philosophies of shojin ryori. Part 2 went over the ingredients you'll need. Part 3 talked over the staples, getting you ready for the actual cooking. Can you guess what part 4 is? Yeah, we're … [Read more...]
There comes a time in every Japan lover's life when they find themselves considering the inevitable: Should I live in Japan? It's something that's crossed my mind before and has even become a reality for many of my good … [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...]