Sakanaction (サカナクション) is a Japanese rock band hailing from Sapporo, Japan. Formed in 2005, their music is a mix of alt rock, electro pop, and sometimes - a little bit of everything. I actually just discovered these guys … [Read more...]
Sushi is arguably the most Japanese food out there. Many other Japanese foods are similar to foods from other cultures, but it's hard to find anything as uniquely Japanese as sushi. A small sushi bar near a train … [Read more...]
You may have read or heard how hard working and dedicated the Japanese people are towards their jobs. Consistently they put in long hours and undying loyalty to their employer, and in return they get a cushy pension, … [Read more...]
Most languages have different ways of writing letters and characters. In English, there's not only printed script, but cursive, and a million different fonts and variants thereof, and people are constantly churning out new … [Read more...]
A member of TextFugu was kind of enough to share with me this very unique Japanese photoblog, and so now I'm sharing it with you. I introduce to you "Yowayowa Camera," where yowayowa means "frail" and camera just means... … [Read more...]
No, no - we're not talking about aliens this time (sorry to let you down). The kind of UFO I'm referring to here is the classic Japanese arcade game: The Almighty UFO Catcher (or claw crane game for all you … [Read more...]