Kim Kardashian West has not only launched a line of shapewear called “Kimono,” but has also reportedly filed a trademark for the word “kimono” in the US. Folks in Japan don’t exactly seem thrilled.Read more… Continue Reading at https://kotaku.com
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Tourists In Kyoto Are Making Geisha’s Lives Difficult
If you are visiting Kyoto, you probably want to take lots and lots of photos. But when you do, there are some things to keep in mind, especially when you see geisha.Read more… Continue Reading at https://kotaku.com
The Good Points And Bad Points Of Living In Tokyo
Do you live in Tokyo? Do you want to? Recently online in Japan, people listed the good points and the bad ones of living in the metropolis with the largest population density on Earth.Read more… Continue Reading at https://kotaku.com
Warning: Hayao Miyazaki Is A Tricky Job Interview
Before he turned 20 years old, animator Kenji Itoso got his start working under Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli. Recently at the Finnish Embassy in Tokyo, Itoso talked about how he got his start at Ghibli, including how he made it through the interview process. Read more… Continue Reading at https://kotaku.com
Tourists Are Causing Headaches In Japan
Until recently, Japan didn’t have much of an influx of foreign tourists. Now, it does, and with that comes problems. Read more…
The Problem With Names In Japanese And In English
Yesterday, Japan’s foreign minister asked the English-language media to write Japanese family names first, as done in Japanese.Read more… Continue Reading at https://kotaku.com
The Problem With Names In Japanese And In English
Yesterday, Japan’s foreign minister asked the English-language media to write Japanese family names first, as done in Japanese. Read more…
Football: The Kotaku Review
If Football—that is, the American National Football League football—used the same naming scheme as “Dungeons & Dragons,” we’d call it “Beer Commercials & Cheerleaders.”Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Hayao Miyazaki Announced The Title Of His Last Film
This weekend, Hayao Miyazaki revealed that the title of his last film will be Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (“How do you live?”).Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com