Headquartered in Kogane, Tokyo, Studio Ghibli is easily the most famous Japanese animation and film studio in the world. Founded in 1985, the company's logo features the fan-favorite Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's "My … [Read more...]
Powered by lithium pure evil ion batteries Japan is known for a few things, I think. Sushi, temples, karate, video games, and INCREDIBLY EVIL ROBOTS. If you thought dead babies from hell staring soullessly into your … [Read more...]
The Japanese Giant Wasp: Evil by association? I've mentioned Japanese (Giant) hornets a couple times on Tofugu, but they've never gotten their own post. That has made these giant Japanese Hornets angry... and you don't … [Read more...]
In recent times, Japan has been in a state where prime ministers just go in one door and out the other. If you got our last newsletter, you'd know that there have been 5 new Japanese prime ministers in the last four years … [Read more...]
When it came to Japanese Cartography, we found out that Japan lagged behind a bit. So what about other things, like English Language Proficiency? Education First recently released their report on worldwide English language … [Read more...]
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVxpPggJMAY'] Cat Island Japan. It's an island covered in hundreds, maybe thousands of cats. People population? Under 100. This island has become a little tourist attraction … [Read more...]