“Saving 10,000:Winning A War On Suicide” Screened at the National Diet, Publicly Released
“A complete sense of desperation about the apparent hopelessness of the suicide situation pushed me to buy a movie camera and ask a 22 year old former student of mine…
Tora-san, Japan’s most famous tramp, is a yakuza? テキ屋
Tora-san, Japan's most popular movie figure, doesn't have a home. He's a tramp, and a tekiya (的屋)--a street-merchant yakuza--who earns his living by traveling in remote Japanese towns and selling…
“May I have some more whale, sir….”
In the United States, serving whale meat can cost you decades of jail-time as one sushi chef in Los Angeles recently learned; in Japan it costs you about $10, for…
The Surprising Cancer-Killing Cocktail
The Green-Tea/Levitra Martini was highly effective on pancreatic, stomach and prostate tumors. This is a good thing because if you’re going to be taking Levitra, you definitely want a healthy…
Japan & China: a couple that can’t get divorced, says former Ambassador
For thousands of years, China and Japan have been neighboring countries. Former Japanese ambassador to China, Uichiro Niwa, at a press conference held today, explained it is not possible for…
Competition In Japanese Digital Comics Gets Bloody; Mamoru Oshii haemophobic?
Blood-Stained Mai Love by Mamoru Oshii is a black comedy about a high school student with a fetish for donating blood and his strange friendship with Mai, a wandering Transylvanian…
“Strong In The Rain” shines among books on Japan’s 3/11
The message of "Strong In The Rain" in its tale of foreign and Japanese heroes and villains--and there are both, remains with the reader long after the book is done.…
You Don’t Know, Creap! 3 Odd Facts About Japan’s Awkwardly Named Coffee Creamer
Creap, the awkwardly named powdered milk product, was first launched in Showa 35 (1960) around the time that instant coffee became widely sold in Japan. Creap, which actually includes milk,…
“Hashbrowns” are the 2012 Food of the Year says Japanese Diners Association
Hashbrowns refers to a dish of cooked potatoes, typically with onions added, that have been chopped into small pieces and fried until a golden brown. They are often served in…
Update: Japanese Citizens Protest Against Japan’s Dolphin Hunting and Whale “Research”
The protestors claim these practices are inhumane, unhealthy, and a waste of taxpayer money. Right wing activists have organized a counter demonstration saying that, “Killing the practice of whale hunting…