Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this five-minute digest, we look at Kotatsu: low tables with a heat source and a quilt. For generations, people have gathered around them in ...

We're firmly of the belief that there is absolutely nothing wrong with embracing your inner Joey Tribbiani in winter, especially when getting home after work. Shut the door on the rain and cold ...

Well, surprise: Kotetsu is not much worse than your average Ranma 1/2 episode. Okay, so there's a lot of panty-shots and a female-female bath scene that gets a LITTLE too interesting for younger ...