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...]
We all have fond memories of the TV shows we watched as children, but they're not really something we'd enjoy watching as adults. But oddly enough, I've been really entertained by a Japanese children's show, … [Read more...]
Well 2012 is here so you might be asking yourself "what new J-drama should I kick the year off with?" Luckily for you I've just recently found one that I really like and have no qualms about recommending to everyone and … [Read more...]
Earlier this week, Japan shattered the record for Tweets per second in a flurry of coordinated social media activity. Servers strained and the Fail Whale threatened to rear its ugly head, but Japanese Twitter users … [Read more...]
The most dangerous game. Japan, as a nation, has kind of an obsession with the beetle. It's true - from real-life beetle sumo wrestling to all sorts of media appearance, beetles play an small but significant role in … [Read more...]
Like this? You should see Tofugu's "Studying Japanese With Drama Guide" - it's like this post, but bigger (and better!). Okay, so I've been known to say that people should get off the couch and stop claiming they were … [Read more...]