How did Japan’s Whalers Of The Past Feel About Their Job & The Whales They Killed?
Despite the popular opinion that Japan’s dedicated pro-whaling community comes from a background of legendary, barbaric whalers who slaughtered whales without mercy, some reports show that pre-harpoon whalers were actually…
The Sweet Taste Of Thailand….In Kagurazaka? (神楽坂のタイ？）”Roti” rocks
Making Roti is not easy. It takes some real expertise to stretch the dough and make it very thin. Hence, despite the popularity of Thai food in japan, this dessert…
Manga and Dating Sims: The Real Path to Japanese Mastery
Boas also provides some useful vocabulary for the basic Japanese learner, particularly while exploring manga and anime's odd visual effects to communicate emotion, such as veins popping to signal anger…
Japan’s Classic (Misleading) Pro-Whaling Book: “You can’t tell us what to eat!”
Japan’s fishing traditions have long-been one of its most important aspects, surviving hundreds of years mostly on fish as well as obscure seafood such as sea urchins, squids and eels…
Scary Things You Never Knew You Didn’t Know About Japanese Halloween
The creators of the YouTube data-driven drama series, Nonalog which "tells the stories of young people finding each other in an overly-connected world" turns its attention to Halloween for a…
In Japan, Hamster Asses Are Cute. Cute my ass, hamsters are homicidal rodents.
Next time, you're fawning over a cute hamster butt, look closely and you may notice the blood stained hairs that are probably the trace evidence of their cannibalized lover or…
Gudetama: The Lazy Egg That Japan Loves
Strange characters are not something new to Japan. Sanrio's anthropomorphic egg, affectionately named "Gudetama" which literally translates to 'Lazy Egg' in English is no exception.
The Deadly Chokehold of the Japanese Family
The Japanese family is in trouble. But then again, that’s nothing new. Traditionally speaking, family ties are the most sacred of Japanese relationships. But I’m not so sure, it seems…
I’m not the Jake Adelstein you’re looking for.
Jake shows me his phone, sharing a photo he claims is worth a billion dollars. It’s a yet to be released shot of a crime family boss with the president…
Japan’s MOFA threatens ISIS with “strong indignation” if (hypothetical) hostages executed
What makes Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement particulary surreal and disingenuous is that MOFA and the Japanese government have known that Kenji Goto was being held for a ransom…