This is a chart of annual income in Japan, and though the drawings may be a bit funny, the story it tells is a sad one. You don’t have to know Japanese to understand that the chart indicates that many people in Japan are not making very much money. In fact, the numbers show that…

It looks like folks in Texas are going to be eating really good on February 9, 2019, as the Second Annual Far East Fest-Asian Food Festival will be coming back to Austin. And we will be there covering all of the food and fun! The Asian Food Festival seeks to celebrate Austin’s growing Asian communities…

Toei Corporation Toei Video and Toei Animation have announced an apology for editing certain scenes from the Dragon Ball Z movies that were released on December 5, 2018, which they did without telling the people buying them. Toei stated that they had modified the videos to remove offensive conduct, so that the movies could avoid…

Fans of the “Kirby Cafe” in the Tokyo Solomachi area will be excited to hear that the second phase of the cafe will open beginning on February 27th with a new menu! The current “Kirby Cafe” will run through February 17th, and then the store will close until February 27th. Here is a short video…

It’s time to start saving some money if you are thinking about attending next year’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics, I know we are! And now we know how much we will need to save for tickets to some of the events. The Tokyo Olympics Committee has announced a general ticket price list, which contains five different…

    Many Japanese men have a slight obsession with Japanese Idols, as groups like AKB48, NMB48, and others have proliferated. Most, if asked, would likely say that one of their goals would be to have a date with one of these lovely ladies. But apparently you will have more luck getting hit by an…