Reverse thinking. Japanese clothespins that are pure genius

One may say that it’s much nicer to hang the laundry outside. However, you have to make sure it doesnt get blown away. Also, don’t you worry about the marks left by the clothespins on your ...

Japan is a safe country, but it is true that only umbrellas are stolen?!

What’s happening to Japan? “Kodokushi” (lonely deaths) are rapidly increasing among young people.

The “seismic intensity” scale in earthquake-prone Japan. How is it different to Magnitude?

Are Japanese police artists?

Is forgotten Japanese technology making a comeback? Why was Japanese technology so advanced in the past?

As civilization progresses, some technologies are forgotten. In this article, I will tell you about three legendary technologies lost in Japan that have made a comeback. Koto (old sword) Koto is ...

Kotodama (the spirit of words). Will believers be saved?

More popular abroad than in Japan? What is so great about ukiyo-e?

Bushido 5: Hagakure – The Samurai Mind

The Japanese thinking of “necessary evil” (hitsuyo aku). You are not judged a bad person just because you have broken the law!