Japanese culture

Pulse

For Rent: Tokyo Apartment for $300. The Catch? It Has No Shower.

01.27.23

By Hanako Montgomery
Woodblock Prints Illustrate the History and Sensuality of Japanese Baths

07.17.17

By Andrew Salomone
Games

How ‘Persona 5’ Embraces the Devil on Your Shoulder

05.22.17

By Kyle Cardine
Travel

Photos of the Most Kawaii Costumes at a Brooklyn Cherry Blossom Festival

05.07.16

By Aaron Purkey; Words by Naomi Melati Bishop
Japan’s Building an Army of Over-Friendly Androids for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

09.08.15

By Mark Hay
Games

Meeting the Man Behind the Game Where You Harass and Kill Japanese Schoolgirls

07.03.15

By Max Wallis
Music

Meet FEMM, the Sentient Mannequin J-Pop Supergroup

12.11.14

By Molly Osberg
Music

What Happened at Japan’s Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival

10.08.14

By Daniel Robson
Food

A Visit to Japan’s Fake Food Capital

07.01.14

By Kim Wall

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada