Wed, 16 May '12
Midweek Munchies: Open Wide for Okonomiyaki
Save big with this savory treat.
Chances are that, unless you live on the West Coast, you may not have heard of okonomiyaki, but we're here to spread the gospel of the Japan's cheap, delicious...more
Midweek Munchies: Open Wide for Okonomiyaki
Wed, 16 May '12Contrary to popular belief, there is so much more to Japanese cuisine than California rolls and the insulation-like bricks we call "ramen...more
Otaku Outfitters: Functional Fashion for Anime Fans
Tue, 15 May '12By: Dan CaseyJust because we're anime fans doesn't mean we have to be walking (or wearing) stereotypes. Fortunately, we rounded up four of...more
Weekly Round-up: Awesome Alarms, Brainy Bubblegum and Pirate Postage
Thu, 10 May '12Wake Me Up Before You Yoko - Japan's Voltron-esque Gap/H&M hybrid UNIQLO unveiled a new alarm clock app, free for iOS and Android,...more
WTFashion: The Top 5 Weirdest Visual Kei Fashions
Mon, 7 May '12Long before Lady Gaga was strutting down red carpets looking like she’d just rolled around in a pile of arts and crafts products, Japanese...more
The Fast(food) and the Furious: USA vs. Japan
Tue, 1 May '12Don't worry - you didn't accidentally sleep through Tuesday! The TOKYOPOP newsletter is now 5 days per week to ensure that you get all the...more
Weekly Round-up: Shave-angelion, Furniture Food and Mecha Mania
Wed, 25 Apr '12Mecha Mecca - If you thought a 1:1 scale model of a Gundam in Tokyo's Odaiba Bay was impressive, that was just the tip of the iceberg. more
Cafe Meowchiatto: Japan's Cat Cafes
Mon, 23 Apr '12File this under evidence that the Internet is leaking or further proof that Japan is the quintessential generator of all things strange but...more
Otaktails: St. Patrick's Day, Otaku Style
Fri, 16 Mar '12Top o' the morning to you! 'Tis St. Patrick's Day this Saturday and rather than pint after pint of bread in a glass Guinness, we thought we...more
Weekly Round-up: Angelic Apparel, Geass Grapevines and Mobile Manga
Fri, 9 Mar '12Code Goes Chorus Line - Unless you've been living under a Japan-shaped rock, you've probably heard about the deluge of Code Geass spinoffs...more
Midweek Munchies: The Wild World of Charaben
Wed, 15 Feb '12To paraphrase Justin Timberlake, charabens are "a gift real special / so take off the top / take a look inside / it's my lunch in a box."...more