Taiwanese League of Legends Pro Gets Charged for Insulting The Police
A Taiwanese man was recently charged with obstruction of police business after badmouthing police officers on an online forum.
Inside Taiwan's NSFW Sex-Themed Restaurant
From the land that gave the world toilet-themed restaurants comes this: a goofy sex-themed eatery. Opening last year, the restaurant is called "Funny Sex." Because, really, when you think about it, sex is pretty damn funny.
Taiwanese Cardboard Artist Makes Iron Man Suit
Cardboard is great. It can be shelter, it can be storage, it can be entertainment, it can be invisibility on the battlefield, and if taken to the extreme, it can be art.
Taiwan Holds a Superhero Race
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Over the weekend, the Avengers assembled in Taiwan! Well... sort of. This past weekend in Taipei, thousands of superhero fans and running enthusiasts hit the ground running in a 5k marathon.
Power Rangers Make the Best Diplomats
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Taiwan has had fairly good relations with Japan—that's taking into account that Japan once occupied the island. To celebrate and to strengthen these relations, Japan's NGO Earth non government organization recently sent a group of volunteers to the island. The volunteers were Power Rangers.
The World's Most Dangerous Fireworks Festival Looks, Well, Unsafe
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As far as fireworks festivals go, they don't get much more dangerous than this.
The Littlest Attack on Titan Cosplayer Is Simply Adorable
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Aw, look at that little kid! And her little Survey Corps outfit. So precious.
Middle School Flag Team Twirls it to Assassin's Creed Liberation
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Video games often have epic music. The Encounter music from Metal Gear Solid will always be burned into my mind as something that instills urgency. Music from the Assassin's Creed series is the same, so no wonder that students from Taipei's Dongshi Middle School used the music for their flag-twirling performance.
Proof That Sexy Advertising Is Plain Silly
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Sex sells. It's sad, but true. We see that in the world of video game games, music, and wire mesh. Wire mesh? In Taiwan, wire mesh.
The Death of a Taiwanese Game Shop
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Shopkeeper Ms. Wang has run a video games shop in Taipei for well over 10 years. Located in the underground Taipei City Mall, Wang's shop is one of two mom and pop stores that specialise in selling retro games. Now, after more than a decade, she's talking about calling it quits and moving on towards something else.
Taiwan's Military Scouts Recruits at Game Expo
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The Taipei Game Show, that "other" TGS, is like every other video game show out there. Lots of pretty people, lots of gamers, and games games games galore. However, this year's Taipei Game Show has something not so normal: within the depths of the game show convention is a recruitment base for Taiwan's military.
All-Female Marching Bands Make Taiwanese Funerals More Lively
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In the past, funeral processions in Taiwan featured traditional Chinese instruments. Now, some sport marching bands, complete with baton twirling and go-go boots.
Rumors of Alleged Foxconn PS4 Sabotage Are Sketchy, At Best
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Last month, Kotaku reported that student interns were allegedly forced to manufacture the PlayStation 4. With the PS4 now out, rumors have popped up that some of those alleged student interns sabotaged Sony's gaming console. Those rumors are spreading online, but, juicy as they are, they're very thin.
Ain't No Wedding Like An Incredible World Of Warcraft Cosplay Wedding
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Reader Craig was married in Taiwan the other day. His wedding, as you can probably guess from the headline and images, was not your normal, everyday nuptials.
Terrifying Soldiers Look Like Comic Book Villains
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Ballistic facemasks aren't new. We've seen them in movies, comic books, video games like Army of Two. And we've seen them in real life, where they are utterly intimidating.
Pikachu Is Pretty Good at Parkour
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There's also some freerunning, gymnastics, and even fishing. No lighting-based attacks, though.
Well, That's One Way to Censor Animated Nipples
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Ideas of what's socially acceptable differ from country to country. What some might think is okay, others might not. Take blue pierced animated nipples, for example. That might be cool where you live. Maybe not.
PS4 gets a launch window in Asia. Sony revealed tonight that the PS4 will be available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea this December. Japan won't get it until next February.
Watch Out for Cats!
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Beware of falling rocks. Slippery roads. And in parts of Japan and Taiwan, mind the felines!
Watch the Birth of the Yu-Gi-Oh Championships' New 'King of Games'
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With all the world championship tournaments going on over the last few months, one tournament was sort of left in the wind. While this might have happened earlier this month, it's still interesting. During this year's Yu-Gi-Oh World Championships, a new King of Games was crowned.