Chances are, if you’ve ever been to a Japanese or Chinese restaurant, you’ve probably seen one. Their happy looking eyes. Their little paws that beckon you towards them. That cute mouth that just seems to say “Hey you! Buy … [Read more...]
Despite only owning a cat, I've always considered myself a dog person. More specifically, a Japanese dog person. Yes, I'm totally dogist against non-Japanese dogs (okay, Chow Chows and Malamutes are alright). On top of … [Read more...]
Any keen fisher(wo)men among our readers? Nowadays just about every phone is also a camera and a camcorder, so keeping a record of your latest catch is a trivial matter – and of course you’d want to, if only … [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...]
Although there have been some pretty big chimpanzees in American show-business, I don't think I can ever remember one that had a bulldog for a best friend. Nor one that looked so good in overalls. For today's Saturday … [Read more...]
Perhaps it's climate change. Perhaps it was the particularly hot summer and the lack of acorns. Perhaps it's because of habitat loss... who knows. All I know is Japanese bear attacks have hit a sharp rise, and that's no … [Read more...]