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...]
When the seasons change, my personality always seem to shift as well. The type of food I eat, the types of things I like to do, and the types of music I like to listen to change when one season gives way to the … [Read more...]
One of the weirdest things about Japanese is that nobody really knows where it comes from. The languages spoken in Japan aren't related to any other language on earth. Obviously the written language (i.e. kanji) pulls a … [Read more...]
Today’s post is a continuation of the obake series, which so far has covered kitsune and tanuki. Obake (お化け) is a blanket term for the shapeshifters of Japanese folklore, with shapeshifting being a common … [Read more...]
I'll be honest with you guys -- math isn't really my strong suit. I somehow managed to fake my way through 13 years of public schooling, but it was a miracle nobody ever discovered my complete inability to add two numbers … [Read more...]
When you hear news about Yahoo, it's rarely good news. There's layoffs, passwords getting stolen, declining profits, a CEO game of musical chairs, and so much more. When you read the comments on any Yahoo! news post, you … [Read more...]