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I’m talking, of course about yurei (ghosts of the deceased) and yokai (mythical spirits) that have been part of Japanese folklore for centuries. From the 1866 movie The Snow Woman (怪談雪女郎) by Tok…
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Animation work created by a student at Digital Hollywood University. One way would be to study at a Japanese university and put yourself on an equal footing with the locals. If the name its…
That’s in part thanks to the approximately 6,000 24-hour-staffed police boxes that cover the country in a network of uniformed protection. Japanese law allows patrolling officers to st…
By Victoria Vlisides Oct 4, 2019 5 min readNetflix recently dropped the teaser to the new Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! Though we’re still a month out, this is huge news for Queer Eye fans who have…
However, there’s one common ordeal that all ALTs will encounter at some point in their tenure—the infamous English speech contest. This is largely thanks to the generic roster of competing stude…
This guide was created to help you explore an unknown Japan though trips to the main prefectures that make up much of the central Japan region: Mie, Aichi, Gifu, and Nagano. Photo: Randiah Camil…
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Historically a bustling commercial supply town, Kawagoe thrived throughout the Edo and Meiji periods. Also along the Seibu Railway line: Moominvalley Park and moreImmerse yourself in the Moomin …
The truth is, the drinking culture in Japan is complex—a cocktail of excitement, anxiety, and harassment that can be hard to understand even with experience. In Japan, alcohol is everywhereIn Ja…
