Weird Things About Japan

What do you find most unusual, crazy or strange about Japan? That was the question I posed to passionate J-bloggers from around... Read more »
| Japan |

Japansoc Blog Matsuri

Alrighty then. Here are the instructions for the July 2009 issue of the Japansoc Matsuri!... Read more »
| Other |

Unusual Katakana Words

A recent teaming-up with Wonky Tofugu saw Koichi and I giving a special Edufire Superpass class on bizarre Katakana words in... Read more »
| Japan |

Japanese One Point Lesson: なう

Welcome to the first in what I hope will become a long-running series on this site - Japanese One Point Lessons! Today's lesson... Read more »
| Japan |

Olympus E-P1 PEN Preview

Oh yes! Finally we get information about the highly anticipated Olympus micro 4/3 camera offering. All the benefits of a DSLR... Read more »
| Photography |

New Monkey Island and Remake!

The Secret of Monkey Island, that classic adventure game with Guythrush Geekhood Guybrush Threepwood is about to return in... Read more »
| Other |

The ‘Gaijin’ Debate

That perennial debate - is it racist to use the word 'gaijin' to refer to foreigners? Here is a summary of the multitude of views... Read more »
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The World of Golden Eggs CM

Ooo! The Golden Eggs are back! Gotta love these insane little adverts. Plusheads and CC Lemon last year and right now on Japanese... Read more »
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