Incest and affairs of Japan's scandalous penguins
Despite some of the unquestionably dark penguin personality traits on display, the latest relationship charts claim to be "cuter, with more happiness." Related content 16 Japan experie…
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima had been getting such warnings almost every night for weeks, for at that time the B-29s were using Lake Biwa, northeast of Hiroshima, as a rendezvous point, and no matter what city the…
Announcing the 2019 Junior and Senior High School Girls' Buzzword Awards & 2020 predictions
We previously shared the nominees for the 2019 top buzzwords in Japan, but today, let’s take a look at the 2019 Buzzword Awards as chosen by none other than Japanese JC (slang for “joshi chugakusei”,…
Japan’s AI schoolgirl has fallen into a suicidal depression in latest blog post
Unfortunately, it looks like Rinna has progressed beyond surliness and crude humor, and has now fallen into a deep, suicidal depression. Everything seemed fine on October 3, when Rinna made the …
Line starts bank transfer service via smartphone payment platform
KYODO NEWS - 21 minutes ago - 15:02 | All, JapanMessaging app provider Line Corp. started Monday a new service that allows users to transfer money to bank accounts via its smartphone paymen…
Japanese government encouraging hot springs to ease tattoo restrictions
Likewise, more and more foreign travelers are showing an interest in dipping a toe in Japan’s hot spring, or onsen, traditions, even if communal bathing isn’t something that’s done in their own count…
Samurai grooming tips that kept Japan’s warriors looking their bushido best
A couple of weeks ago, we shared some historical photos of Japan’s most attractive samurai. It turns out that along with sword fighting and horseback archery, a strict grooming routine has long …
Eight Japanese words we’d love to import into English
Even better, the Japanese language is filled with incredibly handy phrases that we’d love to import into English. And therein lies the beauty of yoroshiku onegai shimasu: The exact thing you do …
Unpaid interns are "used and abused" by Japanese architects says Cameron Sinclair
Unpaid architecture interns in Japan are exploited by their employers, according to humanitarian architecture pioneer Cameron Sinclair. Sinclair made the comment in response to a tweet from Deze…
SoftBank's Masa Son still trusts his gut and isn't done splashing billions on 'crazy' entrepreneurs
Hong Kong (CNN Business) Just a few weeks ago Masayoshi Son was smarting from having to bail out one of his big investments. Now he's reminding his critics of another time he threw billions…