Japan
Demonic ramen
Japanese commercials are intense, just like their instant ramen.
Japanese signs
My fascination with Japanese started with videogames, but maybe not in the way you'd expect. Sure, I was obsessed with videogames in my younger years. I …
Mini Tokyo 3D
Here's a fun little time-waster: Mini Tokyo 3D. A real-time 3D subway map of Tokyo, showing you all the little trains updating in real-time. (Might be a bit …
A museum dedicated to mistranslated Japanese phrases
The pop-up museum, being held at Tokyo’s UltraSuperNew Gallery in Harajuku, features some classics such as “please urinate with precision and elegance” and …
On the origin of the California Roll
Tojo: I came 1971 to Vancouver. That time, no sushi restaurant. Canadian people no eat raw fish. Sometimes they like to say, "I'd like to try same thing that …
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories main theme
I've thoroughly enjoyed watching Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix. So much so, that I've been looking around to get my hands on the previous seasons …
This one chopstick sleeve trick
The first time I traveled to Japan, I remember being handed some chopsticks (箸 [hashi] or おてもと [otemoto]) in a paper sleeve in a Osaka izakaya. The sleeve had …
The origin of hanafuda
Among friends, we know hanafuda as "that card game that made Nintendo what it is today". But like tempura and samurai using muskets, it finds its origins with …