How to Navigate Japan With Just One Word
Learning Japanese First Time in Japan
When people travel to a foreign country, they tend to try to pick up a few key phrases before they go: how to say hello, how to ask for the bill at a restaurant and so on. You can...
Take a Guess Where This Breakfast Was Made!
Japanese Food Convenience Stores
We'll give you a hint: it's not from McDonald's!
That's No Pop-Up Book!
This anime fan art from Puella Magi Madoka Magica truly leaps from the page!
Saddle Up, Chun-Li!
What do you get when you cross horses, sumo wrestlers and Street Fighter characters? Why, only the most exciting game known to man!
Laugh Your Way to Linguistic Enlightenment
Canadian rakugo sensation Katsura Sunshine offers a brilliant breakdown of some of the key quibbles of the Japanese language.
Will a Japanese Girlfriend Help Your Japanese?
If you're struggling with learning Japanese, is a Japanese girlfriend the answer to your problems?
The 10,000 Hours Approach to Japanese
Will investing 10,000 hours into studying Japanese make you fluent?
Does a Japanese Spouse Make Japanese Easier?
Learning Japanese Life in Japan
Most people assume that learning a language is easier with a Japanese spouse, but it's not as easy as it seems.
You Can Learn Japanese with Minecraft?!
What better way to use your language skills than making friends all over the world while avoiding being crushed to death by spiked ceilings or knocked into a bottomless pit?
Doraemon & Hello Kitty United at Last!
Japan's two most famous not-quite-cats have teamed up for a line of character goods that will have every fan running for their nearest Sanrio store!
Why Dangerous Anime Boys Are All The Rage
Why have modern reverse harem anime gone so dark?
Live in a Tokyo Rubik's Cube
Takuro Yamamoto Architects have designed a brilliant little home that makes maximum use of Tokyo's cramped land space.
Sailor Moon Gets a Makeover into... a Boyband?
They may be no Sailor Starlights, but Italian singer, Paolo Tuci, and his backup dancers transformed the Italian Sailor Moon S theme into a wonderful '80s-esque European pop song!
Let them Eat Barbapapa Cake
Although you won't find any of the cotton candy that Barbapapa is named after, this café will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth!
The 15 Most Powerful Male Heroes in Anime
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who's the most powerful anime character of them all?
The Low-Down on Where to Film in Tokyo
Video producer David Haruyama sits dows with AAJ to talk about his background, where to film in Tokyo, and advice on filming in Japan.
The 4 Keys to Japanese Greetings
Learning Japanese First Time in Japan
A few common greetings will help break the ice with your Japanese counterparts.
Attack on Kansai-ben
Learn the Kansai dialect of Japanese with the Attack on Titan manga!
