, December 21, 2025
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, December 21, 2025
Japan's Kotatsu Crisis: Men nationwide discovered the danger of mixing AR porn with heated tables, creating a "scorched earth policy" in their pants. Hospitals report: "Birthrate down, burns up!"
Post date: Nov 24, 2025
Forty kids at Kinder Hort Children's Home each pick one gift they'd like for Christmas. Nagoya's international community steps in as Secret Santa. Kickoff night December 6 at The Hungry Moose—music, drinks, and some winter warmth.
Post date: Nov 18, 2025
Korankei Gorge is back in full color this November. The 70th Maple Festival brings a month of glowing night illuminations, lantern-lined paths, food stalls, and some of the best autumn scenery near Nagoya. If you’re planning one fall trip this year, make it this one.
Post date: Nov 18, 2025
Living abroad means we aren't always with family for the holidays. It's hard to get in the spirit without the smells and tastes that make Thanksgiving what it is – a holiday about sharing, not just giving and receiving.
Post date: Nov 18, 2025
Higashisakura Pakuchi offers more than just a meal; it's an experience that hauls you straight to Thailand's vibrant streets.
Post date: Nov 17, 2025
There's something wonderfully meta about Japan's food replica industry – a craft dedicated to creating visual representations of food that make viewers hungry yet can never satisfy that hunger.
Post date: Nov 17, 2025
We check in on Nagoya.Tech, the city’s most approachable tech community—plus details on their Nov. 28 meetup at Shooters and December’s JETRO startup workshop.
Post date: Nov 17, 2025
Next time someone asks about your blood type, remember: they might be more interested in your supposed romantic and sexual compatibility than your medical history.
Post date: Nov 16, 2025
Discover Nagoya's twin samurai museums: the intimate Touken World Room and the interactive Nagoya Touken World. Experience authentic swords, armor, and hands-on history!
Post date: Nov 13, 2025
Autumn Hits Nagoya! The maple trees at Korankei are peaking—70 years of festival tradition lit up nightly through the
Post date: Nov 10, 2025
The Hana Festival in Naka-Zaike (Dec 14) is one of the oldest winter rituals in Aichi—700+ years of demons, fire, and hot water purification in a mountain village hall. Only nine households remain, but the tradition survives through neighboring villages sending dancers every year.
Post date: Nov 02, 2025
This week, look back at "Ask Kazuhide" from our Japanzine days. Kazuhide tackled cultural quirks and global events with outrageous and often offensive humor and keen insight
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