Hayao Miyazaki’s “Howl’s Moving Castle” is adapted from a British novel by Diana Wynne Jones. This castle which our movie is about can be described as a whole bunch of machines that came together, for...
The nature of Yōkai Yōkai are the traditional monsters of Japanese culture. They can appear as ethereal beings or have a physical form; in other words, both seeing a giant snake and a scary ghost woul...
On September 1, 1923, the biggest earthquakes in world history shook the Kanto Plain. The temblor destroyed Tokyo, Yokohama, and surrounding areas. Approximately 140,000 people killed in the earthquak...
Japanese culture lovers must be familiar with him! If you have been to Asia before, you must have seen some little cats in some shops, restaurants and so on. You might see him in different shapes, siz...
The kimono is a national costume of Japan and also one of the most eye-catching traditional costumes in the world. This iconic robe was worn by everybody in Japan up till the mid-nineteenth century. I...
Japanese ghosts or spirits are also known as Yurei that has returned to the bodily world, normally for the reason of revenge or hatred. Their alternate Japanese names are Obake, Shiryō, Bōrei. They ar...
For years, societies, companies, and governmental agencies have collaborated to raise public awareness about the importance of recycling by introducing initiatives and policies aimed at finding new us...
Pink Rebellion: Kawaii Culture Huge eyes, bright hairstyles, doll-like dresses, gleaming make-up, and false lashes, just to name a few… All Japanese pop culture fans know Kawaii for its extremel...
East Asian countries recently have started to spread all over the world in terms of their music, food, films as well as pieces of their literature. From Korea to China, the domination of Ea...
We all use emojis in daily life to express our feelings and emotions in text messages and they are really helping us with that. We just choose one that looks exactly how we feel, but are you sure abou...
To transmute suffering into strength We all strive for perfection, in whatever form it may take for each of us. An effortless loving relationship, an enriching profession, or limitless freedom ...