Culture
General culture articles about Japan and Japanese culture.
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Best Japanese Face Moisturizer for Every Skin Type
Japanese skincare products are well-known all over the world. Innovative formulations and excellent quality make these products effective as well as popular. And when it comes to Japanese face moisturizers, there are products for every skin type and every budget.
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Yōkai: Everything About Japanese Monsters
Japan loves its supernatural creatures. If you are a fan of Japanese manga and anime, you must have heard the name of yōkai. These monsters, ghosts, and goblins are out there to entertain or scare with their sinister and mischievous acts.
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Top 10 Tokusatsu TV Shows That Are a Must
Tokusatsu is a genre of Japanese film and television drama that uses a lot of special effects. It is popular among fans of action dramas.
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Yūrei: Everything About Japanese Ghosts
Japanese folklore is one of the richest among all countries and Yūrei (ghosts) are important figures in those myriad folk tales. From ancient periods to modern times, Japanese myth, literature, art, and theater are rife with references to numerous supernatural figures, monsters, and spirits.
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Top 21 Kaiju Anime List
Over the years, Anime has become synonymous with Japan. If you’d like to know more about Kaiju anime and the best series to look out for, read on!
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The Best Japanese Backpack Brands
If you are looking for one particular gear that the Japanese designers have perfected through the years, it is the backpack. In this article, we are aiming the spotlight at some of the top brands that have become popular through their top-notch quality and arresting designs.
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Top 20 Funny Japanese Videos
The internet has expanded access to various forms of media. YouTube in particular is providing a platform for creators to share content each day. Over the years, we’ve been entertained, and in most cases, tickled by funny videos all over the internet. Well, Japan has its fair share of funny videos too, and here are 20 of the best.
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Japanese Urban Legends: a Comprehensive List
Everyone knows Japan for its rich culture and weird social and cultural customs. But the country has a creepy side too, led by numerous toshi densetsu (urban legends). Unlike superstition-based lore of yurei (ghosts) and yokai (mythical apparitions), urban legends are circulated as true.
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Shirime: The Buttock Eye Ghost Folklore
Japanese folklore is full of Yōkai, a class of strange supernatural characters. Shirime, one of the the Yōkai,is truly bizarre!
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Japanese MMORPGs : The Most Popular Choices
Gaming has always been an integral part of Japanese culture and it has presented some of the most iconic games in popular culture. The country hasn’t been left far behind as the popularity wave of MMORPGs swept the world and there are quite a few anime/fantasy based games that have fascinated players.