Sometimes death is a matter of inches; a meditation on tsunami, guns & loss
I feel funny writing about personal things, but the anniversary of the tsunami in Japan had me thinking a lot about loss, and the unexpected events that change our lives…
Bad News: Mysterious Smog (煙霧) Eats Tokyo ★ Good News: It’s Summer?!
According to the Meteorological Agency, Tokyo temperatures today reached 25.3 degrees Celsius making it the earliest “summer day” since readings began in 1876. At the same time, a strong wind…
Japan, Mother of the World’s First Novel Hosts Its First International Literary Festival
Japan, the Mother of World’s First Novel to Hosted its First International Literary Festival, this year.
World News This Week: Reported By Someone Who Wasn’t Paying Attention
North Korea launched a missile which saved the entire human race.
Goodbye Friendly “Mild Seven” Cigarettes; Hello “Mevius”!
Mild Seven cigarettes are no more to be found in the smoker's paradise. Japan Tobacco Inc. changed the name of its flagship cigarette brand from "Mild Seven" to "Mevius" in…
Police Say More Japanese Women Becoming Human Trafficking Victims
The National Police Agency announced recently that there were total of 44 human trafficking cases confirmed by police across Japan in 2012, and a dramatic uptick in the number of domestic…
Whaling is not a sustainable industry in Japan anymore, says study
Yesterday, February 5th, the International Fund for Animal Welfare released a report: The Economics Of Japanese Whaling: A Collapsing Industry Burdens Taxpayers, and held a press conference at the Foreign…
The Cell Phone From Galapagos: Japan’s gara-kei (ガラケー)
Japan kept making cell-phone that weren’t compatible with the rest of the world and only worked well within the confines of Japan. The development of Japanese cell-phone and mobile technology…
Japanese Tattoo Master: “The carving is one’s personal symbol..”
“People’s clothing are the ‘social symbols’ which allows other people to understand whether he/she is a Buddhist monk, a Christian priest, a salary man, or a medical doctor. Therefore the…
Happy New Year From Japan Subculture Research Center!
May we all be healthy May we all be safe May we all be grateful for what we have May we all live well