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A Collection of Right-Wing Japanese Propaganda Buses
If you’ve ever spent any time in Japan, you’ve seen them: big black buses blaring right-wing propaganda. And today, you’re going to see an entire fleet of them. If Japanese more »
Setsubun on February 3.
Setsubun, Bean-Throwing Festival or Bean-Throwing Ceremony) is the day before the beginning of spring in Japan. The name literally means “seasonal division”, but usually the term refers to the spring more »
Meals in Japan traditionally begin with the phrase itadakimasu
a word used by the japanese usually said before meals or by people that watch anime way too much. authentic japanese person – “itadakimasu!” *begins eating* Itadakimasu Before eating the more »
Bum’s the word in Japan security scans
Put your fingerprint scanners away. Stand aside iris measurers. Buttocks are the new way to prove who you are. A team of Japanese scientists claim their pressure sensor sheet can more »
Seijin Shiki – Coming of Age Day
Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held annually on the second Monday of January. It is held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached more »
Ebessan Festival – Ebisu-jinja Shrine
Hyogo Shrine It seems the hopes and prayers of residents of the Kansai region centering on Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto are reflected in the festival of ‘Ebessan (Ebisu-san),’ the deity more »
Japanese food wins over foreign epicures
Kikunoi Honten, a Kyoto restaurant founded in 1912 Kikunoi Honten, a Kyoto restaurant founded in 1912 Kikunoi is located on extensive grounds at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain Range in more »
Gays in Japan Stay In The Closet
The Tokyo Gay Pride Parade in August of 2010. Japan is a very group-oriented society, and most Japanese do not like people to be too different. Not in small ways, more »
