Tyler MacNiven is an easy guy to spot in a crowd. He's tall, with bright hair and extremely outgoing. His charisma has taken him all over the world, including a win on the TV show The Amazing Race (season 9), and Iran, … [Read more...]
Lots of American celebrities do some work in Japan -- a commercial here, a billboard there, then they pack up their bags and return back home without giving it much of a second thought. But there's one celebrity who … [Read more...]
Rajio taiso (ラジオ体操), or “radio exercises” is an integral (if slightly dorky) part of Japanese culture. You’ve probably come across it even if you don’t live in Japan – it pops up all the time in … [Read more...]
Japanese fashion has always been extremely trendy overseas. You just have to look at US pop starlets like Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to see the influence of Japanese fashion on the rest of the world. But … [Read more...]
Hate to break it to you normal-walker, but the way you're walking right now is inefficient, ridiculous, and just plain wrong. You know how you're overly moving your hips and twisting your body like a pretzel, causing … [Read more...]
Located at the base of Mt. Fuji, Aokigahara is perhaps the most infamous forest in all of Japan. Also known as the Sea of Trees, Suicide Forest, and Japan's Demon Forest, Aokigahara has been home to over 500 confirmed … [Read more...]