Japanese inventions are known all over the world for their ingenuity, inventiveness, and downright insanity. Just look at Dr. Nakamats (if you’re into the awesome insanity part). Chindogu inventions, however, personify most of the strange aspects of Japanese inventiveness and less so their aspects of practicality. For those of you familiar with Rube Goldbergism, Chindogu [...]

This week’s news out of Japan ranges from mundane to bizarre, covering Japanese linguistic quirks to bird dating sims. Let’s dive in, shall we? That wraps it up for this week’s news. Did I miss some crucial news this week? What was your favorite story? Let me know in the comments! [Header image source.] Every [...]

I was doing research for another post a while back, and found something a bit…unusual. It was an old Japanese scroll about farting. No, you didn’t misread that last sentence. The whole scroll, which is called He-Gassen (“The Fart Battle”) is just about people farting. Farting at other people, farting at cats, farting off of [...]

There’s a lot of music out there I just don’t really “get.” Everybody has genres of music that they don’t like or avoid, and that’s fine. To each his own. I always try to be open and receptive to different types of music, but one genre continues to confound and fascinate me. Let me introduce [...]

Ahhh, today’s blog post isn’t so much of a post, but an announcement of a new addition to our Guide library. It could easily be its own post, but we felt it is more appropriate to segregate it into a guide. About a month ago, we announced our intentions in developing How-To guides to help aid you, our [...]

When people think about Japanese history, there’s one group of people that stand out more than any other. NINJA! Even people who know nothing else about Japanese history know about ninja, their clothes, shuriken, and their sneakiness. Ninja have infiltrated popular culture like a well-guarded castle. But in the hundreds of years since ninja were [...]

Mmmm. Delicious bukkake. I’ve loved bukkake for as long as I can remember. What do I like the most about it? Probably the taste of it… and the feeling as it goes down my throat and into my stomach. Maybe on this fine Valentine’s day you and your loved one can share a bowl of [...]