I have no intention stealing Tofugu's content, but I'm going to redirect you to this blog entry on there. All I have to ask is, "Why?" Whenever I tell people I speak Japanese, or whenever they see me "studying", they ask me why I would want to learn a language like that. "Japan is a messed up place," they sometimes say, and I usually just shrug my shoulders and assume that they were either veterans of WWII, or had relatives who were. Otherwise I just assume their a bit ignorant. And then Japan comes and does something like this and everyone else's suspicions are affirmed! Why would they do that? I mean, energy conservation is a good thing, but a motorcycle powered by poop? That's pretty gross, and it's from the company Toto that makes those funny little toilets that spray water at your rear to help clean you off after you've done your business. This isn't a long entry; I just wanted to draw everyone's attention to this mons...
The Genki Japan blog is a blog solely about Japan and all the things that make it great, or not so great. I strive to bring a variety of topics to the table and try not to focus too much on a single issue. I hope you'll find it fun and informative. BLOG HAS MOVED! Tanoshinihongo.com is the new web address. I will continue to simultaneously update both Genki and the new blog, Tanoshinihongo.com for the time being.