fall
October marks the beginning of the 2012 Fall kūru, or TV programming season, in Japan. In Japan, TV scheduling is divided into four three-month blocks called kūru rather than the yearly seasons of American television.
But like America’s seasons, the beginning is a chance for new shows to make it or break it with the viewers. In the case of anime, an online survey was held to ask “What new show are you most excited about this kūru?”
Correct short-sightedness without surgery: our reporter tries out orthokeratology1
Eyeball licking: actually not better than a poke in the eye2
The Top 25 Things In Japan Most Likely To Blow Foreigner’s Minds3
Japan second worst in G8 for employee satisfaction4
Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry5
PlayStation 4 release date revealed?1
Some McDonald’s customers in China are getting a little too close for comfort2Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry3
Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?4
Series of YouTube videos threaten attacks on commuters at Hakata Station on June 145
The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan1Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?2
Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal3
Chinese Photoshop Trolling Part 2: Now with 20% More Shirtless Men!4
China’s Photoshop Experts Will Fix Your Bad Photos, But Be Careful What You Wish For5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan2
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal4Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?5
Giant sea eel: fearsome monster or delicious lunch?
Chinese Photoshop Trolling Part 2: Now with 20% More Shirtless Men!
Japanese man arrested for ripping Microsoft off for $157,000 after already being arrested for embezzling $1.3M from IBM
Impressive Textbook Doodles From Asia 【Photo Gallery】
Yes, Zima’s robot band will play metal and electronica, as long as you compose it for them
Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal
Kawasaki’s ‘Digital Kowloon Walled City’
Chiba University develops air hockey playing robot, pisses opponents off with amazing efficiency
Family Mart and Hatsune Miku team up to brighten your rainy days with limited edition umbrellas
Love Cats? Then These Adorable “Cat Tights” May Be For You!
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.
