When Tokyo native and half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa was recently crowned as Japan’s representative in the Miss World contest, Japanese social media was polarized with reactions…

Japan is home to some particularly eccentric slides, ones that boast record lengths and scenic views. Most of these slides, however, are theme-parkesque attractions, and…

You can’t throw a stone on the internet without hitting an adorable cat video, and while the more eccentric ones stand out the most, sometimes…

Omelettes can be challenging enough of a dish to cook for kitchen novices, but Japanese comfort food and favorite omurice, an omelette made with fried…

While we may know by now that not all cats hate water, some just happen to cherish bath time more than most. Fuku-tan is one…

Few things can make a healthy breakfast fall apart like the need to lick excess clumps of yogurt stuck to the container’s lid. Not only…

Whether the Pokemon Go shine has worn off for you or not, the hype behind the globally popular game has brought back a lot of…

You may be familiar with the kunai (苦無), as used by ninja in popular culture as a dagger or throwing knife. There is actually information…

Tanaka Hiroaki doesn’t simply use umbrellas to shield himself from the rain like us mere mortals, he beats it away and makes the rainfall fear…

Promotional stunts usually feel a bit tacky, but if yours involves a sumo wrestler skydiving from 4000 meters while a gyoji (a traditional sumo referee)…

For many, the only comparable experience to the opening rounds of the U.S. Presidential Election trail, particularly the saga of Donald Trump, has been a…

Historically, Japan doesn’t have much in the way of gunslingers, but considering that “YouTuber” is one of the most sought-after occupations for young people, there…

Sometimes a video comes along that seems almost too perfect for capturing the ups and downs of our own personal lives, and it should come…

For most of us, when food is in sight and hunger takes over, we are willing to drop everything and impress ourselves with just how…

Sake means a lot of different things to different people. Hangovers, the perfect complement to fine Japanese dining, celebration are among the many things that…