Culture
McDonald’s Japan’s Newest Dessert is Literally Called an Adult Cream Pie
Somebody at McDonald’s is either clueless or a marketing genius.
By Aaron Baggett 4 min read
Japanese New Year Traditions: 10 Ways to Celebrate Like a Local
Put those pajamas on and settle in for a proper o-shogatsu—Japanese style.
7 Places to See the First Sunrise of 2020 in Japan
An awesome tradition in Japan is "hatsuhinode," or viewing the first sunrise of the New Year.
The Strange Story of Tokyo Narita Airport’s Haunted Hotel
Mummified bodies, bizarre cults, and reincarnation—and that’s just the beginning.
True Japan Ghost Stories from GaijinPot Readers
Things that go bump in the night and haunted English schools are amongst these ghostly encounters, just in time for Halloween.
A Ranking of the Worst Don Quijote Halloween Costumes You Can Buy This Year
Need a last-minute Halloween costume? We list this year's Donki offerings from ugly to my eyes are bleeding.
5 Spine-Chillingly Scary Japanese Anime Characters
Happy Halloween from some of our favorite horror genre protagonists.
7 Terrifying Japanese Urban Legends That Are Based on True Stories
From human sacrifices to abandoned villages, these real Japanese legends give us the creeps.
Netflix’s The Naked Director: A Dodgy Dive into Japanese Porn and “Real” Sex
This semi-biographical ode to Japanese AV does little more than maintain the status quo—but it makes us think while doing so.
5 Classic Japanese Horror Movies You Must Watch
We dare you to watch these J-horror classics alone in the dark this weekend.
What Do Japanese People Think About Japan’s Return to Commercial Whaling?
In an issue fraught with controversy, the reaction of locals seems just as ambiguous.
7 Scariest Japanese Ghosts and Ghouls to Haunt Your Dreams
We hope you don’t run into any of these yurei and yokai this Halloween.
