And this time, it looks like he's coming to New York. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. The follow up to 2013's (short for "Hentai Kamen" or "M…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

My husband Matt and I finally cross the threshold of the Enju-no-ma room at the Ryokufuso, a traditional Japanese inn in rural Iwate prefecture, several hours north of Tokyo. We've come by bullet tra…

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Japan's typhoon season from May to October.

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When you were a wee one, did you dream of being a doctor or a lawyer when you grew up? Or maybe something even more ambitious like an astronaut? How about a shamaness-queen? Almost 2000 years ago, Qu…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

A Japanese software company has released an app that makes a Dancing Ninja video using face photos. The user's face is fitted to a ninja's body. The ninja will also blink and move his/her mouth! The …

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

the 4 artists tasked with creating the world’s smallest bento

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A watchmaker, a surgeon, a chef and a diorama artist are sitting around together. Each is a …

posted by  RamenRyan | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Before all my past linguistics professors start to wail and compose angry comments, let’s get that deliberately sensationalist title out of the way: Really, no language is harder than any other langu…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

People have to work in order to live. These days we usually search for a job online. But Nihon Shigoto Hyakka (literally “Japan Work Department Store”) is a different kind of website to the typical j…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Kyaraben under cherry trees in full blossom ?!

Spring has finally come over here in Japan. The temperature has risen significantly and the sun shows up more often !

It is also the beginning of the …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Sekiwake Haruo Te-runofuji only needed 25 tournaments from his debut to nab his first Emperor's Cup, making him the third fastest to win the event after Takahanada and Asashoryu. The new champion's s…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment