Archive

    1. interviews

      How to be a Japanese Translator with Jocelyne Allen Hear from a BL Manga Pro

      | Kristen Dexter
    2. japan

      The Cicadas' Song Japan’s Summer Soundtrack

      | Rich
    3. japan

      Komainu: The History of Japan’s Mythical Lion Dogs On your roof, guarding your shrine, and kicking kaiju butt

      | Adam Ledford
    4. japan

      A Long History of Japanese Names Where did all these names come from?

      | Mami Suzuki
    5. japan

      Kitsune: The Divine/Evil Fox Yokai A 50/50 chance you'll live

      | Linda Lombardi
    6. japan

      The Delicious Road: a Japanese Dessert Journey A north to south sweets expedition

      | Matthew Macewan
    7. japan

      Becoming a Child in Japan Learning Through Curiosity and Humility

      | Laguna Levine
    8. japan

      Top 10 REAL Pokemon You Can Find in Japan! Catch 'em all for realsies

      | Rudy Barrett
    9. japanese

      Learn Katakana: The Ultimate Guide Memorize katakana in hours or days, not weeks or months.

      | Koichi
    10. japan

      How "Cow Poop" Became A Real-Life Japanese Family Name Looks good on a family crest

      | Mami Suzuki
    11. japan

      Origami for Kids Improving Children's Minds One Fold at a Time

      | Rich
    12. japan

      The Road to Understanding Japanese Pottery A road made of bricks, which also used to be made like pottery!

      | Matthew Macewan
    13. japan

      Ghibli’s Uncertain Future, Post-Miyazaki Marnie, Goro, CGI, oh my!

      | Shoko
    14. japan

      Onigiri: The Rice Ball Perfectly seasoned, a pop of flavor from the filling, warm or cold, always delicious.

      | Sanford
    15. japan

      Murasaki Shikibu: Badass Women in Japanese History The World's First Novelist was - That's Right - A Heian Poet

      | Chelsea Bernard
    16. japanese

      Weird Kanji Unusual Readings and their Origins

      | Kristen Dexter
    17. japanese

      Gaming To Learn Japanese You're already playing games. Why not learn while you do it?!

      | Kristen Dexter
    18. travel

      Yakushima: Shiratani Unsuikyo The Forest that inspired Princess Mononoke

      | Shoko
    19. japan

      Peace and Japan How Japan Got Militarized. Again.

      | Austin
    20. japan

      Let's All Get NAKED! Onsen and Body Image Don't Be Shy, Jump In!

      | Verity Lane
    21. japan

      The Ryukyu King And His Fantastic 1-Year-Long Parade A tribute mission for the ages

      | Adam Ledford
    22. japan

      10 of Hello Kitty's Most DISTANT Relatives Sanrio characters are too dull or too weird

      | Michael Richey
    23. japan

      The Social History of Ramen Slurp slurp slurp some knowledge

      | Linda Lombardi
    24. interviews

      Ryan Vandendyck: What It's Like To Localize Games To And From Japan An interview with the founder and CEO of the company that brought you "Citizens of Earth!"

      | Laguna Levine
    25. japan

      Five Ways To Experience Japan Without Leaving Home Because not everyone can afford to leave town

      | Jessica Shortz
    26. japan

      Kato Kiyomasa and the Hosokawa Lords of Kumamoto

      | Adam Ledford
    27. japan

      A Crash Course in Japanese Poetry Japanese Poetry is like a Deep, Deep Ocean - Take That First Leap Here!

      | Jessica Shortz
    28. japan

      Namahage: Akita’s New Year’s Ogre The awesome tradition of scaring kids into a year of good behavior

      | Kristen Dexter
    29. interviews

      Takahiro Hotta - The Samurai Actor That Has Killed 10,000 People Mammas, Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Samurai

      | Mami Suzuki
    30. travel

      Toei Uzumasa Eigamura – Samurai & Ninja Park Get stabbed by a real life samurai actor

      | Mami Suzuki
    31. japan

      How To Shoot A Samurai Film At Toei Uzumasa Eigamura

      | Mami Suzuki
    32. japan

      Mastering the ALT Self-Intro Class Learn to introduce yourself to classrooms full of Japanese kids.

      | Verity Lane
    33. japan

      Surviving Sports Festival Undoukai in Japanese Schools

      | Rich
    34. japan

      Top Ten Real Life Kaiju of Japan Don't get stomped on

      | Rudy Barrett
    35. interviews

      Traveling The Hidden Spots Of Japan With MATCHA An Interview with Shinnosuke Saito

      | Mami Suzuki
    36. japan

      Karuta: Gotta Catch 'Em All! An old Japanese Card game brought into the Light

      | Chelsea Bernard
    37. japan

      Mimikaki: Ear Cleaning and Romance in Japan Of Love and Earwax

      | Rich
    38. japan

      Takarazuka's Crossdressing Starlets Beauties That May Just Be Better Than Real Men

      | Aimee Zink
    39. japan

      The Many Japanese Calendars And the Ways Japan Tells Time

      | Kristen Dexter
    40. japan

      Is Japan Really Conservative? You can't do this, you can't do that... or can you?

      | Austin
    41. japan

      More Than Gaijin Specific Ethnic Groups Living in Japan

      | Laguna Levine
    42. japan

      Meet the Ogasawara Islands! The Ogasawara Islands speak out

      | Matthew Macewan