Pokemon

Japanese Fish That Beat Pokémon Sapphire Passes Away

September 21, 2022 by Japan Informer

The fans mourn the death of Lala, the fish who discovered the Pokémon glitch that no human would have within the past 20 years. With the series' colossal popularity and accessible difficulty level, many people have beat the Pokémon video game. Therefore, a Japanese player, Lala defeating Pokémon Sapphire could not be that noteworthy...except because Lala's a fish.Lala is a … [Read more...] about Japanese Fish That Beat Pokémon Sapphire Passes Away

15 Most Powerful Pokémon Upto Generation VIII

June 3, 2022 by Japan Informer

Pokémon has been around for a long time. There are currently over 900 Pokémon species, and it is quite difficult to say which one is most powerful and which one is weakest. We can help if you are a Pokémon Trainer searching for the most potent Pokémon. Top 15 powerful Pokémon Everyone is acquainted with Pikachu and Charizard because they are the most recognizable and … [Read more...] about 15 Most Powerful Pokémon Upto Generation VIII

21 things people miss after leaving Japan

Sometimes, even when we love a place with every fibre of our being, we just can’t stay forever. Family anxiously awaiting our return; work commitments; financial constraints and more mean that, at some point or other, many of us have to wave goodbye to Japan and return to our respective homelands. Some of the things […]

Ryoyu Kobayashi Takes Gold In The Men’s Individual Normal Hill Skiing Event

Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan has won his first Olympic gold medal when he came first in the men’s single normal hill ski jumping event. The 25-year old scored a colossal opening round of 145.4 to lift himself up to the top of the podium. He posted a score of 129.6 at the end of the […]

Japanese Body Language : 7 Key Gesture To Learn

It may surprise you to know there are close to 100 different gestures regularly used by Japanese people to communicate with friends, colleagues and the general public. While most of those used by Western countries are crude or considered a novelty, the Japanese rely on hand gestures to communicate everything from basic requests to expressing […]

CEO of Japan Airlines Takes The Bus To Work And Gets A Salary Less Than Some Of The Employees

Haruka Nishimatsu, CEO of Japan Airlines lives by a philosophy that many corporate bosses should be paying close attention to. Instead of acting like the ruler of the company, Nishimatsu acts like a leader, and sacrifices some of the big corporate perks so he can build a stronger and more dedicated workforce.“If management is distant, […]

Japanese illustrator’s “Real ‘Museum Girls’” series reinterprets classic paintings in SNS age

As you can guess from the header image showing Vermeer’s “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” enjoying selfies together, this article introduces a series of illustrations which reinterpret classic paintings with a modern twist, imagining the women in candid moments capturing their lives on social media. This witty series […]

10 Best Japanese Horror Movies

Among all the major popular American horror movies you have watched, are mostly the Japanese authentic remakes, and for sure there’s a reasonable justification is that: Japanese movie Ringu later becomes The Ring and also, Ju-on: The Grudge later becomes The Grudge is extremely horror-struck. Those movies that threaten us to use out of our […]

Stunning Photos Of Bonsai And Flowers At The Bottom Of The Ocean

Azuma Makoto is a Japanese flower artist who runs fascinating experiments, sending the botanical sculptures to new and unknown frontiers. Previously, Makoto showed us what it looks like to launch flower arrangements into space. And now, for his latest installment of the “In Bloom” series, Makoto is exploring the dark depths of the ocean. The […]

6 Interesting Social Norms In Japan

Every country has its own unique social norms, and half the fun of traveling is discovering what they are. For example, did you know that in many parts of the world like Egypt, Sudan and Bangladesh, straight men hold hands as they walk down the street? Japan has a few interesting ones too. Some of […]

School in Tokyo lets students study with cute maids as they learn programming skills

The institution aims to please maid fans and help maids prepare for eventual career changes. As the center of Japan’s academic and economic spheres, Tokyo has many trade schools where adult students can learn skills to deepen their professional specialization or to prepare for a career change. But one educational institution, located in the Shibuya neighborhood, is different from all […]

7 Tourists Arrive In Japan As A Test For Group Tours Before Japan Officially Opens In June

7 U.S. tourists arrived in Japan this Tuesday to test the small-scale guided tourist plan to begin reopening Japan for tourists in June. Six hailing from Hawaii and one from Los Angeles — landed at Narita airport in the city of Tokyo and will be participating in tours following the coronavirus anti-measures. The number of […]