Daioyu
A well-known Chinese writer with some controversial views on education got into dire straits in September after attempting to climb Mount Fuji with his children. The purpose of the climb was a combination of a strict education regiment and as a way to promote Chinese patriotism.
Unaware that the climbing season ended at the end of August, they were turned back short of the summit, but not before being given extra clothing by a Japanese first aid officer.
Tokyo Metro Manner Posters Confuse and Delight Foreign Passengers 【Photo Gallery】1
There’s a Sailor Moon in my Coffee! Photos and Tips From a Japanese Manga Latte Artist2
The Secret Slang of Japanese Cabbies3
Ranking of Taxi Fares Around the World – Japanese Passengers Getting Hosed, Even More So Next Year4
New Dating Sim Follows Time-Tested Story Blueprint of Boy Meets Alpaca5
Oozing up From Below, Mysterious Marshmallow-like Substance Covers Nanjing Street1
Beautiful Cosplay Girl is Actually Nerdy Guy2
Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan3
Saudi Arabian Reporter Floored by Things Japanese Take for Granted4
The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum2
Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”3Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan4
Real-Life Barbie Gives Her Friends and Family a Makeover, Turns Them into Dolls5We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1
Peenzilla Worship! Japan’s Kanamara Festival Coming Up this April!2Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3
Chinese Student’s Bicycle Seat Breaks and… Gyah!4Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”5
Lotteria Mega Ramen Burger Challenge: Mr Sato Takes on a Tower of Carb Power
The Five Japanese Streets That People of Japan Most Want to Visit
The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them
The Top 25 Things In Japan Most Likely To Blow Foreigner’s Minds
“Blue Dragon” Sea Slug Reminds Us That the Ocean is Filled With Strange Creatures That Look Like Pokemon
Shiba Inu or Pomeranian? A Haircut Reveals a New Cute Dog: the Shibaranian
Real-Life Barbie Gives Her Friends and Family a Makeover, Turns Them into Dolls
Oh Dear! Has Peter Rabbit Discovered a New, Darker Side to Himself?
Finally! Spaghetti and Hotdog Are Now As One!
With Title “Happiest Place on Earth” Already Taken, Amusement Park on Cebu Island Makes Its Claim to Be the Sleepiest
Philip Kendall
Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
Steven Simonitch
Writer/Translator Though a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven currently resides in Nagano, Japan, where he is known by the old lady at the supermarket as “the white guy who always buys 2 packs of natto.
Master Blaster
Writer / Translator Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Steven Le Blanc and Masami M.
Kay
Writer / Translator Kay is a native Japanese who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Tokyo and enjoys writing about a wide range of topics, including all things cute and glamorous.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Writer / Translator Originally from California, Michelle is currently working as an assistant English teacher on the tiny island of Chiburi in Shimane prefecture.
Jessica Ocheltree
Writer / Translator Jessica Ocheltree is a freelance writer and editor living in the exciting, interesting and sometimes perplexing city of Tokyo.
