Monopoly for Japanophiles: Monopoly Japanese Traditional Arts & Crafts Edition
Monopoly is the game that breaks the strongest bonds – from friendship to family. Still, it remains one of the most popular board games of all…
Fancy Some Chocolate-Covered French Fries?
Only in Japan will you find such a thing. I bet that the first thing that came to mind was “WTF?” (for many, at least),…
The Beauty of Turn-Based Combat: What Happened To The JRPG?
We have all become spazzes over the last decade. Freaks who have three second attention spans, and this has filtered its way into movies, TV,…
Your Corn Mazes Have Nothing on Rice Paddy Art
We love us a good collection of geeky corn mazes, there is no doubt about that, but sometimes, we like going beyond the norm. Enter…
Anime Expo 2015 in Pictures - Cosplay, WagakkiBand, and More!
Where do you go for some of the weirdest and wildest cosplay and anime fandom on the west coast? Anime Expo 2015! While we’re about…
Japanese Game of Thrones Book Covers
We’ve got more than our fair share of Japanophiles in this community, and if you are one of them, you’ll be feasting your eyes on…
4 Surprising Things that are Illegal in Japan
Tokyo is a popular tourist destination for foreigners of all ages. There are the recent college graduates who are “finding themselves” as they visit dozens…
Change.org trying to stop"The most hated man in the World" (Julien Blanc) from entering Japan
On Monday, a Change.org petition banning the infamous Pick Up Artist (PUA) Julien Blanc [working with “Real Social Dynamics”] from entering Japan, was submitted to…
Scientists in Japan Create a Transparent Mouse
While a lot of us might ask “why,” scientists often say “why not?” In this case, scientists at the RIKEN institute (in collaboration with the…
Halloween in Tokyo: One Giant Cosplay Contest
Japan, as a country, isn’t known for doing anything “halfway.” It’s common to see people go all-out, regardless of whether it is for a company…