History History buff confirms 1830 legend of Australian pirates in Japan Andrea James

Funny Meet Unko Sensei, the poop teacher making kanji fun for Japanese kids Andrea James

Japan Five things you should never do when eating in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Take a trip inside Japan’s robot hotel Caroline Siede

Business Japan secretly funneled hundreds of millions to the NSA, breaking its own laws Cory Doctorow

Kids Incredibly relaxing video of a seaweed farmer Andrea James

Weird Two Canadians review Starbucks Japan’s new American Cherry Pie Frappuccino Caroline Siede

Kids Fighting Japanese goblins in 1934, Betty Boop style Andrea James

Japan A look at Japan's 54,000 convenience stores Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Unusual computer ad from Japan Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Japan's "Weird Hotel," staffed by robots, in a Japanese theme-park Cory Doctorow

Japan How to clear a road buried 60 feet in snow David Pescovitz

Technology Incredibly fast calculator fingers in Japan David Pescovitz

Japan Two examples of excellence from Japan Rob Beschizza

Food Spreadable coffee is coming to Japan Cory Doctorow

family Cinematic Japanese tourism ad draws on martial arts traditions Andrea James

happy mutants Wonderful 30-second Rube Goldberg videos from Japanese children's TV Cory Doctorow

Japan Disco trucks of Japan David Pescovitz

usausausa The CPAC replacement speaker for Milo Yiannopoulos was a notorious Japanese cult-member Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Haunting photographs of Nara Dreamland, a rotting Japanese theme park Cory Doctorow