Tag: Japan

Just in time for everyone to update their holiday wish lists comes this announcement from Tokyo-based Tsubame Industries. In it, ...

A quick glance at the Japanese and Asian gaming scene reveals a wealth of interesting titles, such as Genshin Impact. ...

The Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association (NAFCA), an incorporated association designed to spread awareness of working conditions for Japanese ...

While many in the West may have a slightly romanticized view of the yakuza, there’s no denying that they are a ...

McDonald's Japan is no stranger to testing the waters with new and unusual menu items, most of which are rather ...

Was last week’s true crime story out of Japan, where a college student insisted he used polite Japanese as he robbed ...

Imagine being a taxi driver in Japan. No, we're not talking about an episode of Oddtaxi. I mean a legit ...

An otaku bucket of chicken? Yep! It's real. Social media is a powerful thing. It allows people all over the ...

Almost fifteen years ago, the supermodel of the world, RuPaul Charles aired the first episode of RuPaul's Drag Race; a ...

I don't think anyone had "viral pandemic" on their bingo board as we left 2019 and entered 2020, but a ...

I'm currently in my Tokyo condo, after attending my son's wedding reception, a small event attended by grandparents who couldn't ...

The Japanese government recently announced that it will cautiously begin accepting foreign tourism again in June. Much to the chagrin ...

The Japanese government recently announced that it will cautiously begin accepting foreign tourism again in June. Much to the chagrin ...

In 2019, through means hitherto unclear, a coronavirus made the zoonotic jump into humans in the vicinity of a wet ...

JAST USA released Closed GAME digitally last year, and if you haven't played it yet, you're missing out on a sexy ...

The two things I hate the most about adult life are: Car Shopping Moving Since moving to Japan four years ...

Over the last couple of months, I have been reliving my youth by re-watching the original Japanese program Iron Chef ...

“Anime Everywhere” could be the catchphrase of the day. Wizards of the Coast released a new trailer for Kamigawa: Neon ...

Damn it, anime. Is there anything that it doesn’t ruin?! While I might be speaking in jest with that question, ...

You've been in Japan Too Long when... This is a post of the collected list of "You've been in Japan ...

I say this every January, but it isn’t truly the new year until the annual Tokyo Fire Department report comes ...

Think back to your third year of high school… what were you doing with your free time? In my case, ...

I love eating gyoza. It’s actually one of my all-time favorite foods. Therefore, I find myself annoyed they did not ...

After spending years learning the language then living in Japan for 30 years, I can truly say that I love ...