Even though I was way too young to gamble the first time I visited Japan, pachinko really interested me. My dad tried to take us into a pachinko parlor to see what the hubbub was about, but the staff quickly spotted a then … [Read more...]
Japan World Cup is a horse racing simulator... though the words "horse" and "simulator" should be taken with a grain kilogram of salt. First of all, the riders don't necessarily ride horses. There's anything from … [Read more...]
I'm guessing most of you know what Sumo is. Along with karate, ninjas, and Hello Kitty, Sumo is about as Japanese as it gets. Over the last week or two, there's been a ton of hub-bub about a big, nasty Sumo-related … [Read more...]