A lot of tourists who come to Japan are immediately stricken by the ubiquitous presence of Tommy Lee Jones’ face, who seems to be everywhere, watching you like some kind of disgruntled father figure upset you’ve thrown your life away traveling around Asia instead of getting a damn college degree. That, and the frustrating lack … Continue reading »
AKB’s Yuki Kashiwagi eats a creamy white substance with not-so-subtle sexual undertones Continue reading »
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A Japanese roboticist built this enormous robotic beetle apparently for the sole purpose of parading it around in front of a bunch of kids, who we assume now all suffer from some form of PTSD. Continue reading »
You can always count on Vice Magazine to provide some hard-hitting, provocative, but honest reporting that other magazines and news outlets don’t want to touch. Case in point: This video documenting photographer Donald Webber’s trek to Fukushima’s “buffer zone” of forbidden territory directly following the 2011 earthquake and subsequent (and ongoing) nuclear disaster.
Kagawa: Why is my dad a dolphin? Damn!
Dolphin: I want to see your face! Continue reading »
A performance by a couple of street dancers in Asakusa gradually turns into a flashmob of over 200 people. Continue reading »
A new Star Wars-themed ride is advertised with Imperial forces descending on Osaka and Shibuya as Vader searches for Tokyo Disneyland. Continue reading »
The Harlem shake comes to Shibuya, Roppongi and even the Tokyo metro. Continue reading »
The excellent YouTube channel Crash Course! gives a quick and colourful explanation of Japan’s transformation into a nation state. Continue reading »
