40 years in Japan · Written in English

The Real Japan.
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I'm Yosi, and I've lived in central Japan for over 40 years. This is my obsession: sharing the Japan tourists miss — the food, the culture, the anime, and the gloriously strange stuff nobody tells you about.

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Strange things in Japan

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 14: Rent-a-Friend Cafés — Paying Someone to Listen

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 14: Rent-a-Friend Cafés — Paying Someone to ListenBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a ...
2026.04.04
Strange things in Japan
Strange things in Japan

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 13: Japan’s Professional Apology Industry

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 13: Japan's Professional Apology IndustryBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledEvery country has in...
2026.04.03
Strange things in Japan
Manga & Anime

How Doraemon Taught an Entire Generation of Japanese Kids to Be Kind

How Doraemon Taught an Entire Generation of Japanese Kids to Be KindBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to tell you about th...
2026.04.02
Manga & Anime
Manga & Anime

Why Isekai Is Everywhere — and What It Says About Modern Japan

Why Isekai Is Everywhere — and What It Says About Modern JapanBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to describe a publishing p...
2026.04.01
Manga & Anime
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Japanese culture

Why Japanese Schools Make Students Clean Their Own Classrooms
New Year in Japan: What Really Happens When the Country Shuts Down
O-Bon: Japan’s Festival of the Dead — and Why It’s Actually Beautiful
Hanami: Why Cherry Blossom Viewing Is About More Than Just Flowers
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Japanese food

My Top 5 Comfort Foods After a Long Day of Work — A 40-Something Japanese Man’s Honest List
The Best Food in Central Japan That Nobody Outside Central Japan Knows About
Why Japanese People Eat KFC on Christmas — A Serious Investigation
Izakaya: Japan’s Greatest Social Institution (That Nobody Talks About)
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Manga & Anime

How Doraemon Taught an Entire Generation of Japanese Kids to Be Kind
Why Isekai Is Everywhere — and What It Says About Modern Japan
The 5 Anime That Actually Show What Japan Is Really Like
Why Ghibli Films Hit Differently When You Actually Live in Japan
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Otaku Culture

Gacha Games and the Psychology of “Just One More”
Are We All Becoming Otaku? — Japan’s Emotional Future
Can Otaku Culture Survive Japan’s Demographic Decline?
The Architecture of Loneliness in Modern Japan
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Strange things in Japan

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 14: Rent-a-Friend Cafés — Paying Someone to Listen
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 13: Japan’s Professional Apology Industry
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 12
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 11: Sleeping at Work Is Encouraged
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