Japan and earthquakes have a very long history together; there is no doubt about that. The truth is that Japan often suffers from earthquakes and unfortunately we are very well aware of this phenomenon. Japan is the country that is probably the most prepared for earthquakes and their impact might be far less than in [...]
Well, there are different ways of counting with your fingers. Many Westerners think that our way is the only one, but… it’s not. We might think that our way is the best and the most comfortable one, but we are wrong again. We don’t have to go to Japan to discover that there are different [...]
Japan has been an example of how to recuperate from an earthquake. Japan is a country that unfortunately knows a lot about natural disaster and the Japanese had to rebuild their houses and buildings many times. Something for them to be proud of is that the politics stopped fighting and worked together in order to [...]
When a disaster hits like the one in Japan last year and humans are pushed to their limits, this is when heroes appear. They are not different from any other people, but they do something different: they act. This is the story of one of those Japanese heroes who risked his life to save others. [...]
Every year, the Kanji Proficiency Society in Japan chooses a kanji that represents the most remarkable events of the past year. This selection is made on the 12th of December in the Kyomizu temple. The form of election is by ballot, voted can be done by telephone, postcard and mailbox. Starting in the year 1995, [...]
Some houses in Japan can be extremely small. If you are claustrophobic and planning to live in Japan, you might seriously have to reconsider moving to the house shown in the following video. Anyway, you have to acknowledge that they have taken 100% advantage of every corner. The video shows how the owner astonishes his [...]
The otaku world is known as the love for manga and anime that goes to unimaginable extremes. In the West, we often called these people “geeks” and their hobbies are considered to be strange. The otaku can be either male or female, but there are some differences between them. Previously, we saw what fujoshi are [...]
The dog in the video is called Mame and he takes his performance very seriously because getting his treat depends on it. Curiously, when the Japanese woman tells him to bark softer: he does! She uses the word kawaii, which is one of the most fashionable words in Japan, along with moe. The truth is [...]
The ninjas knew a number of technical movements that helped them to quietly and swiftly move around different kinds of places. One of the movements they learned was ‘nuki ashi’. This step helped them to tread on wooden floors undetected. In Japan, most floors had a special mechanism incorporated. This technique ensured a squeaky or [...]
They may seem like two totally different classes, but the backgrounds of these two military classes actually had a lot in common. The most important factors that unite them is their sense of honour; both classes lived by, and for, honour. Neither would perform an act that was contradictory to their rules and they would [...]