There are lots of fans of Japan in the world, we geeks dont have hide in our basements or hide or “otakuness” to remain cool anymore. In fact, lately we have been in demand now many consider us “cool”. Whether you are an Otaku or not you have to tip your hat, helmet or any other...

I have already branded myself as one but learned so much more about the term from a short post on a new Japan related blog I recently discovered. A somewhat straight from the dictionary meaning of the word Otaku that I recently posted is explained as “a Japanese pejorative term used to refer to...

Ran into this interesting article written way back in December 2003 for the Washington Post. I thought I’d share it with visitors to my blog, I have added a few pictures here and there to break the onslaught of text. Trust me it is a very interesting read. By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Foreign...

Anime, video games and technology are some of my main interests and that naturally led me to become interested in Japan because those interests are synonymous with the country. Other interests such as history, geography and literature has made me explore Japan futher and has even more intrigued. The...