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brianashcraft
Brian Ashcraft
brianashcraft
Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.

Maybe! It really makes sense for this to be a 3DS game, though. And this seems like an ideal situation for Nintendo, Sakuma, and Konami, too. Read more

Hrm. I don’t think its too mundane. Like, they have their own cartoons, ya know? We have some cable TV here at home, but I haven’t seen Adventure Time on it, so that was the only reason... Read more

Yeah. The answer might suck, but hey, at least they’re engaging. Good on them for that. Read more

They have? He was watching it on the English track. I think they had a Hungarian track, but I dunno. (As I mentioned, he watched it in Budapest.) Read more

Last summer, my family spent some time in Budapest, and my eldest son, who really likes animation, totally fell in love with Adventure Time, which was on TV there. Read more

Japan has been battling deflation for a very long time. It is trying to weaken its currency to combat that, among other things! Read more

Companies like Sony, Nintendo, and Toyota make most of their money outside of Japan. So, when they bring those profits back home, they lose money on the exchange rate. Sometimes, companies like this can become profitable in large part due to the exchange rate. Big Japanese companies that do business internationally Read more

Lucky for whom? The strong yen will cut into Sony’s and Nintendo’s profits. :/ Read more

I wish! Though, I do have ones for rental places closer to where I live now... Read more