Every year, on February 3rd, Japanese people celebrate “Setsubun”, which is the day before the beginning of Spring in Japan. As part of this celebration it is tradition to throw roasted soybeans out the door, which is meant to purify the home and ward off evil spirits. Another tradition is the eating of “Eho-Maki”, which are “lucky direction rolls”. You eat them on the night … Continue reading Kura Corporation Begins Selling Whole Sardine Sushi!

The famous Tokyo Tsukiji Market, which has now been relocated to the Toyosu District of Tokyo, just had their New Year Tuna Auction. This is when everyone bids crazy prices to get the most expensive tuna of the year. And this year they broke another record, as the most expensive blue fin tuna sold for a whopping $3.1 Million Dollars! The tuna weighed about 278 … Continue reading 2019 Most Expensive Tuna Sells For Over $3.1 Million Dollars!

Doraemon is the loveable Japanese time-raveling robotic cat that has been entertaining kids via manga and anime since 1969. So it is fair to say that he has been a part of some Japanese people’s lives for their entire lives. Well, Twitter user @Ydon9 recently gave us a very sweet, feel-good story for the New Year. And the star of this story was her old, … Continue reading Old Doraemon Doll Gets A New Year’s Makeover!

Tokyo Disney Resort is one of the cool places to visit for Disney fans in Japan, and includes Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. If you are a Disney fan, then you have to check it out. With the start of the New Year, Tokyo Disney Resort is looking back at their most popular Instagram posts of 2018. And here are the Top 3 most popular … Continue reading Tokyo Disney Resort Announces Their Top Instagram Posts of 2018!

All Nippon Airways is known for having some of the best airline services to Japan from the United States, including some of the friendliest staff. But it looks like the Captain of one of today’s ANA flights was trying to relax a bit too much before getting behind the wheel. According to ANA, as the Captain of ANA Flight 501 from Osaka to Miyazaki, Japan … Continue reading ANA Captain Had A Few Drinks Before Getting On A Flight!

Otaku, like most groups, have their good people and their not so good people. And it seems that one group of Otaku are making the real-life Gridman’s life very difficult right now. Recently, the Japanese anime, SSSS.Gridman, finished its twelve episode run. But some folks don’t know that back in 1993 there was a live-action series called Gridman the Hyper Agent, which spawned last year’s … Continue reading Gridman Actor’s Real-Life Restaurant Is Getting Attacked By Otaku!

Most people that have been to Japan have noticed the thousands of Japanese crane games or “UFO catchers” that are found in most arcade centers. I know I’ve lost quite a bit of money trying to “catch” items in these—though I’m glad to say I did manage to catch a giant Dragon Ball pillow the last time I tried! Needless to say, it can definitely … Continue reading Japanese Child Stuck In A UFO Catcher!