Brian Ashcraft

Chaos Breaks Out At Uniqlo In China Over Kaws T-Shirts

The American artist Kaws has once again teamed up with Japanese clothing chain for a series of shirts that were released worldwide. In China, clips show all hell breaking loose. Footage circulating online shows people rushing the stores, even dropping their cell phones as they raced towards the store, pulling shirts off mannequins (and pulled…

Japanese Cities Look Stunning In 8K

Big Japanese cities are striking, especially in 8K. Via Japanese website Curazy, this clip of Tokyo and Yokohama night aerials was shot on a RED Monstro VV 8K camera with Carl Zeiss Milvus 35mm lens. Stunning!

Buildings and Buildings. Hong Kong. By Dominique Trinel | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: I Wanna Be Your Dog (Live Cover) | Artist: Sonic Youth with Iggy Pop | Album: (Original – The Stooges) JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Perfect Kingdom Hearts Hair

Cosplayer Laki specializes in Kingdom Hearts. To show how to bring those characters to life, Laki got a wig and worked some hair styling magic. The result doesn’t look like real-world hair, but rather, what the characters’ locks look like in-game. Laki does not use any hair wax for the styling, but mainly hairspray. After…

Realistic Human Face Coin Purse Is Nightmare Fuel

Japan’s DJ Doooo not only makes music but also wraps everyday objects in realistic-looking human flesh. The result is starting, and ghoulish. For example, check out his iPhone case. Here’s a better look, complete with holiday festivities. Even the equipment he performs with gets the same treatment. Doooo made an unusual cover for an inkan…

Rainy Evening. Tokyo, Japan. By Samu | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Maybe | Artist: Ring Saigo | Album: Book of Water (single) JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

The Sights And Sounds of BitSummit

This past weekend, BitSummit roared through Kyoto. The show keeps growing, and this year was the biggest BitSummit yet! Have a look below at some of the games and festivities. If you do get a chance to come to visit BitSummit, I cannot recommend the show enough. It’s a good time. 

Hands-On With The Playdate, The Game Portable With A Crank

At this weekend’s BitSummit, Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi asked me if I’d like to see the Playdate. He then proceeded to pull it out of a black case and hand me the version that’s running his new Playdate exclusive Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure “You don’t use any buttons,” Takahashi said. “Everything is done through…

Square Enix Announces Dragon Quest Walk, Its Version Of Pokémon Go

Today, Square Enix announced Dragon Quest Walk, an augmented-reality game based on Dragon Quest that encourages players to get out and about. The Pokémon Go comparisons are inevitable. In Dragon Quest Walk, you walk through an in-game field, which is filled with real-world Japanese landmarks like Tokyo Tower, and battle monsters. There is also customized…

Track: Harunohi | Artist: AIMYON | Album: Harunohi (single) JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Sony is raising the PlayStation Plus fee in Japan starting August 1. The current monthly subscription will increase from 514 yen ($4.72) to 850 yen ($7.81), while the 3-month one will go from 1,337 yen ($12.28) to 2,150 yen ($19.75).

Pokémon Themed Wedding Rings

Need the perfect ring to pop the question for your official Pokémon wedding? Well, here you go! Japan’s U-Treasure is offering Poké Ball jewelry cases and Pikachu and Mew themed rings. The engagement rings start at around $700 (the ones pictured go for more), while the case is $119. The Master Ball case is available…

Weekly Retail Game Sales In Japan Are The Worst They’ve Been In Twenty Years

Japan’s weekly game sales for the week of May 20 to May 26 were the lowest they’ve been since 1999. Via Dengeki, here are the top ten selling games at Japanese retail for the week: 10. Team Sonic Racing (Switch) – 3,533 copies 9. Assassin’s Creed III Remastered (PS4) – 3,714 8. Yoshi’s Crafted World…

The Gate. Kyoto, Japan. By Leonis Notes | Instagram | 500px JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: 2045 | Artist: Man with a Mission | Album: Chasing the Horizon JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

A Theory Why Marvel Movies Don’t Dominate Japan

Marvel movies are successful in Japan. They are popular. But while Avengers: Endgame dominated theaters around the world for weeks, it was soon toppled in Japan by the latest Detective Conan anime. Why are American superhero movies less popular in Japan? Is there a reason? According to film journalist Koremasa Uno, yes there is  Uno…

KFC Is Now Serving Chicken Skin In Indonesia

As far as ideas go, KFC serving bags of crisp, fried chicken skin is an excellent one. Who doesn’t love the skin? KFC is offering bags of chicken skin at six locations in Indonesia: MT Haryono, Salemba, Cideng, Kemang, Kalimalang and Kelapa Gading. One order is the equivalent of 95 cents. This isn’t a first…

Osaka Nights. Osaka, Japan. By ShuYung Wu. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!