National Stadium
Since its construction finished in 1958, Japan’s National Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo has served its nation proud. It was the field of play for the 1964 Summer Olympics and survived the 2011 Tohoku earthquake unscathed.
However, with the 2019 Rugby World Cup scheduled, it was time for a makeover to the tune of (pinky finger to lips) a billion dollars!
Supermoon coming on June 23, lovers and lycanthropes alike hoping for clear skies1
Correct short-sightedness without surgery: our reporter tries out orthokeratology2
Japan second worst in G8 for employee satisfaction3
Add interest to your homemade dishes with the help of this ‘vegetable pencil sharpener’4
Yes, Zima’s robot band will play metal and electronica, as long as you compose it for them5
PlayStation 4 release date revealed?1
Some McDonald’s customers in China are getting a little too close for comfort2
Osaka 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
Eyeball licking: actually not better than a poke in the eye
57 young men and women arrested for mass motorbike riding two years later
Japanese man arrested for ripping Microsoft off for $157,000 after already being arrested for embezzling $1.3M from IBM
Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry
Convenience stores’ room-temperature drinks get warm reception on hot days
RocketNews24 taste test: Country Ma’am Honey Castella and Black Honey Karinto cookies
Giant sea eel: fearsome monster or delicious lunch?
China’s Photoshop Experts Will Fix Your Bad Photos, But Be Careful What You Wish For
Big (eats) in Japan: The gluttonous gallery of ‘o-mori’
Why do the Japanese Work Such Long Hours?
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.
