Antiwar Posters by Graphic Designer Shigeo Fukuda
“Victory 1945?, one Fukuda’s best-known works, features a projectile heading straight at the opening of the barrel of a cannon If Shigeo Fukuda were alive today, I w…
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Dekotora Style!
pimp my truck ... the oriental way! read the original article
Getting Famous in Japan the One Direction Way
Japan is a popular target market for pop singers that want to take their fame internationally, particularly, it seems, when it comes to debuting in Asia. Is it because of the infectious fan base? Is …
Japan Pulse
If you're suffering from the heat while out and about in the muggy urban streets of Japan this summer the good news is there's a free way to cool down. read the original article
Why Does Japan Have Butter Shortages?
"Due to shortages, sales of butter are limited to one item per customer." From spring until summer this year, signs like this were posted in the dairy sections of superm…
AKB48 Shopping Guide to Akihabara | akbzine
Looking to buy some AKB48 idol goods in Tokyo? In this shopping guide I'll provide details on where to obtain such goods when you're in Akihabara. Prepare your wallets!! While reika is busy…
The Dragon Ball Training Guide to Self-Improvement
Olympic judoka and UFC champion Ronda Rousey turned some heads and busted some scouters when she appeared at this year’s Wrestlemania wearing a Dragon Ball Z t-shirt with an image of Vegeta and …
Japan To Redesign Its Pictograms to Be More Foreigner Friendly
image courtesy the Asahi. Translated by Spoon & Tamago When we moved to Japan in the early 80s my dad, a Jewish New Yorker from the Bronx, quickly realized …
JATA Tourism EXPO Japan
** I will attend the JATA Tourism EXPO Japan on September 25,2015. ” JATA Tourism EXPO Japan, internationally recognized as one of the largest travel events in the world, will…
Pay to have a cute girl squeeze your rice balls at "Galmusu", Akihabara's onigiri idol cafe!
Onigiri are the perfect Japanese snack food. Portable and (generally speaking) healthy, they consist of a small ball or triangle of rice containing one of a huge variety of fillings, wrapped in seawe…