
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...]
by Hashi 5 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...]
by Hashi 13 Comments

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...]
by John 76 Comments

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...]
by Hashi 19 Comments

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...]
by Koichi

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...]