I can't emphasize how much significance below-the-belt jokes play in Japanese humor. In America, they are often perceived as unnecessarily vulgar, or as a cheap way to spice up an otherwise stale joke ...

For a long while, there was an industry in Japan called Nihonjin-ron: a multimillion-dollar traffic in theories of the Japanese national character. The Japanese of the 1960's and 70's discovered to ...

Learning a new language can be a tricky affair. Thankfully, we now have countless translation apps that make navigating foreign places much easier. But sometimes, those same tools do the exact ...

Yaso, a mysterious figure in a demonic red and blue mask, has transported Takahiro Ogata to a realm of pain. “You gamble with your life here!” Yaso shouts. Ogata, a young Japanese actor with a mop of ...

A traveler at heart, Brianna is a risk-taker and goal chaser. Ever since she saw her brother playing Ocarina of Time on their N64, her path was set. In 2021, she graduated from California State ...