Working Women, Dying Trees, AKB48 Scandal, and More [Sunday News]

April 28, 2013 by Hashi 25 Comments

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...]

The Mystery Behind Tokyo’s Hazy, Yellow Skies

March 14, 2013 by Hashi 25 Comments

It's been a week since the Tofugu team's gotten back from Japan and I'm reading my Twitter feed. All of a sudden, I start seeing all of these crazy pictures of Tokyo. No, Godzilla's not attacking — the skies above Tokyo … [Read more...]