That’s some hardcore “training.” The Japanese word shugyō is often translated as simply “training,” but that’s not quite accurate. Shugyō isn’t normally used to …

It’s not like there’s much difference between a man in an orangutan costume and an actual orangutan, right? Every year, just as winter is …

Adult magazines are about to get much harder to get in Japan. Whether you’re looking for a pair of spare underwear or you need …

Become a holy rider. Shinto shrines can be found all over Japan and although most are dedicated to fairly universal things like good health, …

He should’ve caught an Uber. A man in Kanagawa Prefecture has been arrested after allegedly stealing a taxi, driving it drunk, and then crashing …

This is how the trains become sentient. Given how incredibly efficient and complex Japan’s train system is, it’s easy to forget that just about …

When you gotta go, you gotta go. Charges have been filed against a city council member in Kagoshima prefecture who is saying his reason …

What do you do after you get off your job at the pachinko parlor? A man claiming that he has spent the past month …

This is why you don’t mess with wild boars. Ferocious and fairly common, wild boar are a major problem across Japan. Run into one …

For otaku. By otaku. There’s good reason why Tokyo’s Akihabara district is known as a mecca for anime, manga, and video game fans. There …

Because your cat deserves the finest furniture money can buy. When it comes to furniture there are few places in Japan that can compete …

Way better than watching a bunch of human children run around. Every year in October schools across Japan hold what in English tends to …