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Track: In Love With A Camera | Artist: The Struts | Album: Young & Dangerous Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Deep World of Anime… Cabbage

In Japan, cabbage is a go-to veggie. It’s used a lot in cooking! No wonder the vegetable is often depicted in anime, such as in Taboo Tattoo (above). Let’s look at anime cabbage from over the years. Twitter user Kyo-mu chan recently posted this image, comparing cabbage in several different anime, including Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon…

The Ace Combat 7 dog got a shout out at Namco Bandai’s Taiwan Game Show booth. This good doggie was the game’s most lovable character

Thai Pop Group Sorry For The Nazi Swastika Shirt

BNK48 is the Thai spin-off of the Japanese idol group AKB48. One of its members Pichayapa “Namsai” Natha apologized after being photographed wearing a Nazi swastika t-shirt during a recent rehearsal. The Bangkok Post reports that Namsai wore the shirt while rehearsing on Friday. This Sunday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The incident made international…

Currently titled Dragon Ball Game Project Z, the forthcoming action RPG will be out this year in Japan. No word yet whether or not this includes the international release date. The game’s trailer lists CyberConnect2, which should please Naruto Shippuden fans!

Retro Studios Is Now Developing Metroid Prime 4 For Nintendo Switch

Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s development head, just announced that Retro Studios, maker of the original Metroid Prime series, is now developing the fourth installment. Make that, restarting development from the beginning. Metroid Prime 4 was announced back in June 2017. At that time, details were scant and only the logo was shown. Nintendo did reveal that…

Track: Harmony Hall | Artist: Vampire Weekend | Album: Father of the Bride Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Toei Offers Refunds After Censoring Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray In Japan

Last month, it was discovered that the Blu-ray release of Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly was censored. Now in Japan, Toei is apologizing and offering customers a refund. Below are the edits made to Dragon Ball the Movies Blu-ray #6 disc release. You can see the original version, which included characters flipping the bird and how…

Massive Lines In South Korea For The PlayStation 4

This week, PlayStation Korea rolled out price cuts for the PS4 and PS4 Pro for a limited time only. Folks have lined up in droves. The PlayStation 4 launched in South Korea on December 17, 2013. The PS4 Pro is originally 498,000 South Korean Won ($444), but it’s marked down to 348,000 KRW ($311), while…

Japan Celebrates Kingdom Hearts III‘s Launch With Excellent Fan Art

Today in Japan, it finally happened. Kingdom Hearts III went on sale in Japan. What better way to celebrate that than with lovely fan art? On Twitter, Japanese fans have been posting their celebratory art and writing omedetou (おめでとう) or “congrats,” among other well-wishes Here are some of the standouts: Expect the game to be…

From The Observation Deck in Roppongi Hills. Tokyo, Japan. By Davide Sasso | 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: Kokuhaku | Artist: My Hair Is Bad | Album: Woman’s Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Tetsuya Nomura Explains How To Unlock Kingdom Hearts III‘s Secret Movie

When Kingdom Hearts III leaked, creator Tetsuya Nomura said the biggest spoilers in the game were the game’s secret movie and epilogue. Earlier this month, Kotaku reported on how players can watch the epilogue, but the details for the secret movie were vague. In a newly published Famitsu interview, Nomura explained how the secret movie…

Silly Doodles Make School Books Fun

There’s doodling in your textbook. And then, there’s elevating these drawings to a wonderfully twisted art form. Previously, Kotaku showed off inventive school text drawings from throughout Asia. Here are some more terrific textbook doodles Chanta is pushing the envelope even further, by erasing and redrawing the textbook images—instead of simply doodling over them. The…

Memories of Summer. Kyoto, Japan. By Troy Ford | Official Site 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: ‘Round Midnight | Artist: Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Album: ‘Round About Midnight Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The SNK Themed Stores and Cafes The World Deserves

For a limited time only, there are four SNK official shops in Tokyo, filled with themed merch, food and drink. There is NeoGeo Land in Akihabara, which runs until February 20, the SNK Limited Store in Ikebukuro, which runs until January 31, the SNK Limited Store in Tokyo Skytree Tower, which will be open until…

Magic the Gathering’s Japanese event MagicFest Kitakyushu has been canceled due to a Wizards of the Coast scheduling mistake. Originally slated for May 17–20, the event was to be held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka and it might be rescheduled for later this year.

We Didn’t Intend To Whitewash Tennis Star, Says Noodle Maker [Update]

Last year, US Open champ Naomi Osaka signed a deal to appear in Nissin Cup Noodle commercials. The latest one, an anime version, has been criticized for whitewashing the biracial tennis star. Prince of Tennis manga artist Takeshi Konomi drew the ad, which also features fellow Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Update January 25 –…

Falling Winter. Skogafoss (Forest Falls) in southern Iceland. By Jim | Flickr 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!