Japan is known to for their bizarre and over-the-top festivals. A few that come to mind are the 裸祭り (はだかまつり, Naked Festival), the かなまら祭り (かなまらまつり, Penis Festival), and the 御柱 (おんばしら, festival with the extreme log … [Read more...]
Military forces all over the world are constantly trying to think of the next great weapon, the one device that will help them turn the tides of battle in their favor and crush the enemy. In World War 2, the Japanese … [Read more...]
I love food movies (especially when they're cold food movies) but there is absolutely no (food) movie out there that's better than the 1985 film Tampopo (タンポポ). Even when we're rating outside the "food movie" spectrum (is … [Read more...]
Japanese robots have come a long way since the 17th century and I'm sure some of you remember the Geminoid robot, created by Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro, who was featured in our 12 Secretly Evil Japanese Robots Programmed To … [Read more...]
This week's Sunday News runs the gamut of odd topics and news, everything from theme parks to a citizenship scandal to some pretty sad news. Let's dive right in: Gundam park to open in Odaiba: Japan is finally … [Read more...]
In this edition of Tofugu's weekly Saturday Timewaster, I'd like to regale to you a story about a man who's videotaped the creation of one-thousand four-hundred fifty-two bowls of instant ramen and instant yakisoba. How … [Read more...]