At his favorite neighborhood cafe, Shunsuke Yamagata, a college student who proudly calls himself a nerd, smiled shyly behind his horn-rimmed glasses at waitresses hurrying about in black Minnie Mouse ...

We got the whitest geek we could find and threw him into Japan to see if he’d survive. Here are his pleas for a return ticket. To: Frooch From: Matt RE: Washing Machine/Air Conditioner Combo Saves ...

A state of emergency was declared in Japan due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many people have stayed home, and businesses were temporarily closed. The whole world has been affected and changed by ...

A cafe specifically aimed at nerd and geek culture prohibits men from entering in Osaka, Japan, as Atraxia Cafe hopes to create a unique girls-only atmosphere for otaku hobbies. Japan's Atraxia Cafe ...

An American journalist based in Tokyo, Patrick Galbraithcombines a scholarly devotion to studying Japanese popular culture with a, well, otaku-like enthusiasm and love of cosplay. Galbraith is a PhD ...