Aizuchi: Does Your Listening Make Japanese People Uncomfortable?

Does Your Listening Make Japanese People Uncomfortable? If you don't know about aizuchi, it probably does. | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 1 year ago

A Review of Anki

Check out a review of Anki, one of the most popular SRS flashcard apps in the Japanese learning community. | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 1 year ago

Sanpaku Eyes

What are your eyes like? Their appearance may control your destiny. This is the Japanese belief known as sanpaku | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 3 years ago

Japanese Blood Type Personality Theory

What does your blood say about you? In Japan, it's believed your personality is determined by your blood. Is this theory scientific? | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 3 years ago

Chindogu: The Unuseless Inventions of Kenji Kawakami

There's a big story behind those wacky Japanese inventions you see online. Discover their origin (and philosophy). | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 3 years ago

Unique Weapons of Ancient Japan

Ever wonder how samurai fought ninja? How Japanese police arrested ronin? Our list of Japanese weapons from the Edo period reveals every tool of battle. | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 3 years ago

Osamu Tezuka – The Godfather of Manga and Anime

Starting in the 1950s, Tezuka created and wrote more than 700 manga series containing over 170,000 pages and he also penned over 200,000 pages of anime storyboards and scripts. His impact on anime and manga is impossible to overstate. His influence on the industry was nothing les … | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 4 years ago

Kancho Survival Guide or How to Defend Your Butt from Japanese Children

Kancho. The act of putting your fingers together in a pointy position and sticking them up somebody else's butt. Here's the deal, Japanese schoolkids love doing this, especially to English teachers in Japan. | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 4 years ago

How Japanese Black Companies Oppress Workers and Ruin Lives

Working in Japan can be great. Unless you're hired into a nightmare company that pushes you to hang yourself. | Continue reading


@tofugu.com | 4 years ago

Ili Handheld [offline] Translator Device: Our Hands-On, In-Japan Review

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@tofugu.com | 5 years ago