Japan

Articles on both the light and dark sides of Japan. Discover the language and culture and read interesting stories about life in Japan.

Battleship Island Becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Japanese Signs Romaji-English Change

Finally! New English Road Signs in Japan!

Top 50 Japanese Buzzwords of 2014

Hi! I’m a Foreigner! Racist Party Mask

The Japanese Zeitgeist: 10 Buzzwords of 2013

Top 50 Japanese Buzzwords of 2013

Ama – The Pearl Diving Mermaids of Japan (Warning: Nudity)

How to Buy the Things you Love from Japan

Half Cat, Half Hoax?

The Mysterious Island in Skyfall: Hashima / Gunkanjima

Top 50 Japanese Buzzwords of 2012

36 Iconic Tokyo Metro Subway Manner Posters 2008-2010

Burtonesque Pokemon: Macabre Re-imaginings

Microaggressions or Icebreakers? Everyday Irritations for Foreigners in Japan

Driving in Japan: Passing the Japanese Driver’s Test

Top 60 Japanese Buzzwords of 2011

Post-Apocalyptic Images of Japan

Nikkei Trendy’s Top Trends of 2011 and Predictions for 2012

Radiation Scare in Setagaya

Iori Tomita’s New World Transparent Specimens

The Best Resources for How to Learn Japanese

Touring Lake Biwa on a Mama Chari Bicycle

Thoughts on Discussing Other Cultures

Great Tohoku Earthquake (Latest)

Great Tohoku Earthquake 5

Ruminations on Citizen Journalism and Media Bias

Great Tohoku Earthquake 4

Great Tohoku Earthquake 3

Great Tohoku Earthquake 2

Great Tohoku Earthquake 1

Love Land – A Quirky Korean Sex Park

Page Rank in the Japan Blogosphere

Classic Nintendo Mahjong Set and Hanafuda Cards

The 7 Stages of Gaijinhood Revisited

Are You Just Recollecting Japanese?

The Gruesome ‘Art’ of Daikichi Amano