Tokyo Girls Collection celebrated its 10th show earlier this month at the Yokohama Arena.   Since TGC began its twice-a-year show in 2005,....
12 Mar 10:48 am  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent] 

For the past few days, I have been rumbling on an on about Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4, so for Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a look ....
12 Mar 10:05 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Architecture in Japan is a broad canvas. There is a great deal of history and a legacy of craftsmanship behind the formidable engineering a....
12 Mar 9:50 am  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent] 

CNN anchor Betty Nguyen profiles Kip Fulbeck and The Hapa Project, featuring his book “Part Asian, 100% Hapa.”....
12 Mar 5:43 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

For Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a look at one of Japan’s traditional card game – Menko めんこ which you try to overtu....
11 Mar 9:30 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

I was archiving some old videos when I realized that we still hadn't made a bloopers video yet. I know it might be hard to believe, but Aaro....
10 Mar 8:43 pm  from  I Speak Japanese   [Profile] [Recent] 

For Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall continue explore Japan’s traditional games. I think this is a game that is popular over many cu....
10 Mar 10:05 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

What are tengu? You may have heard of them as “forest goblins”, perhaps “mountain demons”, or maybe even “birdmen”. Regardless ....
10 Mar 12:14 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

At the entrance to a public elementary school near our apartment is an enormous tree that I frequently pass by. On the other side of the en....
9 Mar 6:14 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

 FOR A WOMAN`S HOUR OF GREATEST NEED, A CALL TO MAN` BEST FRIEND Zakumata in Tsukuba City`s Oda Sticks and stones standing at the fork in t....
9 Mar 5:54 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile] [Recent] 

I teach eight-year-old Japanese kids English. Or at least I attempt to. Most of the time, I am learning something from them instead of vice....
9 Mar 1:37 pm  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent] 

For this week’s Today’s Japan Photo series, I’ve decided to feature some of Japan’s traditional games. For today, we shall take a lo....
9 Mar 10:12 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

In a long interview with Tokyo Damage Report, an anonymous music executive familiar with the Visual Kei scenes lights a short fuse.....
9 Mar 9:00 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

As Twitter booms in Japan, big and small businesses are exploring the potential for PR, fostering customer loyalty and targeting new demogr....
8 Mar 8:13 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

L’ikebana, c’est de l’art japonais d’arrangement florale, aussi connu sous le nom de kadō. Plus que de simplement mettre les fleurs....
6 Mar 11:23 pm  from  Micky2Be   [Profile] [Recent] 

Couldn’t think of what to share for Today’s Japan photo, so I was randomly browsing flickr and came across this lovely photo of some fol....
6 Mar 10:37 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japanese beverage and snack makers want you to eat your vegetables, and they're doing their best to sweeten the deal.....
5 Mar 5:28 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Dans certains pays, de nombreuses personnes semblent se contenter de prendre une douche, mais au Japon, il est habituel de prendre un bain c....
5 Mar 9:37 am  from  Micky2Be   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japanese literature goes back nearly 2,000 years. Early works were heavily influenced by China and India, but Japan quickly developed a sty....
4 Mar 4:42 pm  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent] 

I’ll be honest. I enjoyed and agreed with most of this article by Tim Rogers about everything thats wrong with Japan. Something I like to....
4 Mar 4:22 pm  from  Joshua Zimmerman   [Profile] [Recent] 

Held on March 3, the Japanese Doll Festival is a day in which families with daughters display a special set of hina-ningyo, or ornamental do....
4 Mar 3:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile] [Recent] 

Here is a guest post from Erik who is involved in the Annual Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival Planning! First a few words from me tho....
3 Mar 11:29 pm  from  Japannewbie   [Profile] [Recent] 

Plastic Fantastic Licca Kayama, better known as Licca-chan (リカちゃん), is the Japanese equivalent of Barbie – though these days fa....
3 Mar 2:18 pm  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent] 

My relatives’ ceramic studio recently hosted a miso-making party. The process is both simple and also time-consuming. First the soy beans....
3 Mar 11:47 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Le 3 Mars, les japonais célébrent le Hinamatsuri, Festival des Poupées. Parce que Mars est aussi le temps de floraison des pêchers, cett....
3 Mar 10:06 am  from  Micky2Be   [Profile] [Recent] 

Often, when I'm trying to explain things to people, I end up trying to translate Japanese words that just don't exist in English. One that c....
3 Mar 9:01 am  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile] [Recent] 

Ohisashiburidesu!Sorry for not posting a video in so long, it's been a very busy few weeks. I hope all of you are doing well :)In this e....
2 Mar 5:35 pm  from  I Speak Japanese   [Profile] [Recent] 

A friend invited me to lunch in Shimbashi, an old business district separated by the Yamanote and several other rail lines from a much newe....
2 Mar 9:08 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Yoga for hay-fever Just a quick blog to follow on from the previous one, and this is a bit of a cheat, as it’s not really my own work! I j....
2 Mar 1:36 am  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent] 

My baby likes yoga. Yes she does. And no, that’s not lyrics from some sixties-ish bluesy tune! I have a baby, well, a toddler, and she lo....
2 Mar 12:04 am  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile] [Recent]