Japanese architecture can be pretty damn cool. Architects all over Japan design some very beautiful and unique buildings that catch the attention and imagination of people all around the world. But there's a flipside to … [Read more...]
If you ask a Japanese person where Croatia is, they'll probably have no idea. This makes sense, though, as there are only 30ish Croatians currently living in Japan†. That means most Japanese people have never even seen a … [Read more...]
There are many different things you can do to help with learning Japanese that really aren’t all that difficult and require little to no effort on your part. Maybe you’ve heard of some of them. Maybe you’re even doing some … [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...]
It's no secret that western celebrities do commercials in Japan for some extra cash. Everybody's gotta make a buck, right? But some of those commercials are more strange than others. Case in point, Jean Reno's recent … [Read more...]
I’ve always been fascinated by the social sciences. Some people say that they’re not as important or “real” as the “hard sciences“ (i.e. chemistry, physics, biology, etc.), but social … [Read more...]