automan pl·3h agoI Always Associated Mechanical Pencils With Japan. Then I Saw Mexico’s Export Numbers.I still use a mechanical pencil sometimes. Mostly for quick notes or when I need to draw something and don’t want to deal with sharpening a…
Yumi_Sweet·4h agoI Let 12 Strangers Choose My Next Cosplay. Here’s What Surprised MeA few weeks ago I started a project I call 100 Characters: one cosplay at a time, until I reach a hundred. The rule that makes it fun is…
Ayushi Sharan·5h agoThe Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa: What Happens When the World Begins to Forget?Some things disappear from the world. Others disappear from the people who once remembered them. But what happens when forgetting becomes a…
houhua in Japan·6h agoA Train-Car Classroom in Azumino, Japan: Visiting the Chihiro Art MuseumOn a family trip in June 2022, illustrated stories led us from a quiet museum garden to Totto-chan’s Square.
Ztrader Dorian·7h agoWhy Japan’s Labor Shortage Is Now Bankrupting Small BusinessesJapan is running out of working-age people, and small firms that can’t pay above inflation are going bust.
Lemonzest·7h agoNana Korobi Ya Oki : Fall Seven Times, Rise EightA Japanese doll that can’t stay down meets modern grit research, and explains why some people keep going while others quit at rejection…
izmeel·7h agoThe Night Is Not Yours: Two Old Japanese Rules About Nail Clippers and WhistlingWhy grandparents across Japan warned against trimming your nails or whistling after dark, and what those warnings may have been protecting.
Tomoko Kato·7h agoHow Do Thousands of People Cross Shibuya Without Colliding?The surprising science of pedestrian movement at Tokyo’s busiest crossing.
Kyomi·8h agoMiso Balls: The Easiest Way to Use Up That Miso Paste in Your FridgeYo-Jo #1: A story from a Japanese kitchen, with a simple recipe
