
It seems to me that hip, cultured young people always have some sort of interest in design, whether its architecture, graphic design or web design. But no form of design seems to have attracted more attention than … [Read more...]
by Hashi 47 Comments

It seems to me that hip, cultured young people always have some sort of interest in design, whether its architecture, graphic design or web design. But no form of design seems to have attracted more attention than … [Read more...]

It's really tough being a vegetarian in Japan. That being said, I'm not a vegetarian around 25% of the time (BACON), so I can't really speak from experience, but it's so obvious. Unless you're willing to eat fish, being a … [Read more...]
by John 120 Comments

While visiting Japan, and especially after returning from my visit to Japan, I've been asked countless times, "What's your favorite Japanese food?" Before my visit to Japan, I'd always respond with something like, "I … [Read more...]
by Hashi 7 Comments

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...]
by Hashi 39 Comments

Most Americans are pretty oblivious to most Japanese TV shows, but if there's one thing they know about, it's the game shows. Japanese game shows, with their bizarre, quirky premises have long been the subject of … [Read more...]
by Hashi 11 Comments

It's easy to forget sometimes that Japanese culture can, in some ways, be so different from our own. We're all pretty much the same in the ways that really count, but the small differences still seem kind of weird. Take … [Read more...]