Put Tokyo in your pocket: Lonely Planet’s Pocket Tokyo is a great guide book
Tokyo is far to big to cover in one short trip, but Lonely Planet's travel guide to Tokyo shows you the places worth hitting.
Scary Tales From Japan’s Marriage Graveyard: My Wife Divorced Me Over “Frozen”
A husband's lack of interested in the Disney movie "Frozen" was the icing on the cake that triggered his wife's demand for a divorce.
The First Rule Of Secret 3D Gun Club In Japan: Don’t Upload The Video of Firing The Gun on Youtube
In Japan, getting your hands on a gun is almost impossible, so the natural thing to do if you want a firearm is to make one. Or more appropriately, print…
The Last Day of Sanja Matsuri Today! (May 18th) Get your mobile phones out & welcome portable Gods
While we plan to run a full photo essay later in the week, for those of you looking to get lucky, Asakusa is the place to be. The Sanja Matsuri…
Who really wrote Henry Stokes’s revisionist history book? More questions.
yodo News questions about the last 2 lines of Chapter 5. Henry said his idea is different. I insisted that is my understanding of what he said. After Kyodo interview…
No Spitting On The Train…Staff or Conductor. Japan Commuter Etiquette #1
Don't spit on station workers. They're human, too. JR Railways releases a series of hilarious posters warning passengers to be nice to railway staff.
Japanese Capsule Hotel Lands In New York: Small space, medium savings
Can you really give up space and fancy amenities for huge savings at a hotel? Especially in a notoriously expensive American city like New York? The popularity of the Pod…
Exploring the “hidden legacy” of World War II internment camps
Rather than being stamped out, traditional Japanese performing arts flourished within the World War II internment camps that Japanese-Americans were imprisoned in.
A Look at Japan’s Annual Penis Worshipping Festival
The Kanamara Festival is held each year in Kawasaki City. Here, phallic objects and candies are in abundance.
Mt.Gox: The Bitcoin Exchange Eruption Timeline
How did Mt.Gox, once the largest #Bitcoin exchange fall apart and why couldn't it be saved. (To the best of my knowledge) Magic Trading Cards & Magic Money