Japan has more than one royal family. The Sho kings ruled present day Okinawa for more than four centuries, but not many people realize they were/are a thing. Their reign ended in 1879 but the family’s descendants live on … [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...]
A lot of people misunderstand Japan and think that it's this place where everybody acts the same, does the same things, and all speak the language. While Japan is no India (which has over 20 recognized languages), … [Read more...]