List of 7: Notorious Assassination Plots in Japan In a new series of listicle articles, we begin by looking at high-profile assassinations and assassination…
All The Ways To Be Zen at Home In a world fraught with uncertainty, in a global culture plagued by anxiety, people are…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Ryutodabi” — An Anticlimax Expect nothing and you will never be disappointed. Expect something and the risk is you’ll…
4 Traditional Japanese Instruments That Will Make Your Heart Beat These four instruments are not just credited with creating traditional Japanese music, but can also tell…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Kokki-fukurei” — Self-restraint When the Covid-19 pandemic started last year, one of the keywords bouncing around was 自粛…
Japanese Learning Apps: Drilling Kanji and More With WaniKani In my quest to brush up and expand my very basic Japanese with only the…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Nisoku-sanmon” — Dirt Cheap We all love a good 100-yen shop. You can almost find anything there, from kitchen…
Tokyo 2020 Promotes the Traditional Crafts Collection from Japan’s 47 Prefectures Souvenirs from any Olympics have always been a popular way to remember the games, and…
TW Queer Japan: A Quick History of Japan’s LGBTQ Icons Many of us are drawn to Japan from a need to find somewhere to belong.…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Keikou-gyugo” — Better the Beak of a Rooster Than the Rump of a Bull If you’re at a crossroads in life and you’re looking for direction, this week’s idiom…
On this Day in Japan: Morning Drama ‘Musume to Watashi’ Made Japanese TV History On this day 60 years ago Musume to Watashi (My Daughter and I) aired for…
Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Through the Ages Every year we try and predict the time when cherry blossoms will bloom exactly. The…
Japanese Learning Apps: Trying Rosetta Stone Since I moved to Japan five years ago, my Japanese has been in decline. When…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fuminfukyu” — Working Day and Night Sleep deprivation is no joke. The long-term effects of not getting enough shut-eye range from…
The Kyushu Mikan: A Sour-Sweet Sliver of History The mikan, Japan’s quintessential winter fruit, which can be found on the coziest kotatsu and…
