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Sparkle. 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: Nakidashi sou da yo | Artist: Radwimps featuring Aimyon | Album: ANTI ANTI GENERATION Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Japan Getting Kingdom Hearts Themed Hotel Rooms 

Starting this March, the Disney Ambassador Hotel at the Tokyo Disney Resort is rolling out special Kingdom Hearts themed rooms. And yes, you can open the door with a Keyblade shaped key. The rooms are limited to three adults and come with two regular sized beds and one trundle bed. Prices are from 46,100 yen…

Sasuke From Naruto Is The First Anime Meme of 2019

It’s mid-January, and we have our first anime meme of the year, with a Naruto still being reworked for internet fodder. The above image is from a fight between Itachi and Sasuke and shows th elder Itachi choking his younger brother. The meme has caused “Sasuke” to start trending.

From Dusk till Dawn. Cantipla, Philippines. By Martin Tan. 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: The Pure and the Damned | Artist: Oneohtrix Point Never | Album: Good Time Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Booklover’s Guide To Marie Kondo Hate

The new Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo is a reality-show version of tidying guru’s best-selling book. Something as innocuous as reducing clutter finds itself at the center of a backlash from booklovers As our colleagues at Jezebel pointed out in 2015, the backlash against Marie Kondo and decluttering is not new. Years later,…

The Wedding. Kyoto, Japan. By Leonis Caeli | 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: Let’s Dance (Demo) | Artist: David Bowie | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Your Winter 2019 Anime Guide

The weather is cold outside. But inside, there’s anime. Let’s figure out what shows we want to watch. Here are the new seasons for the latest winter season. Which ones interest you? Bang Dream! 2nd Season Studio: Sanzigen | Passione | Creators in Pack Genre: Idol, Music Premiere Date: January 3 Where to Watch: Hidive…

Square Enix and a wedding planner in Kobe, Japan have announced a real-life Final Fantasy XIV-themed ceremony with dress and tux, accessories and the event planned by the game’s development staff. Details and pricing will be announced at a later date.

Otaru Canal. Hokkaido, Japan. By Reginald Pentinio | 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! 

Track: Unshaken | Artist: D’Angelo | Album: Red Dead Redemption 2 (OST) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Don’t Think Twice. 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! 

One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Opens Up His House

Tonight on Japanese TV, Eiichiro Oda not only let some of the country’s most famous folks into his house but the television-viewing public. We’vepreviously seen peeks inside chez Oda, but this time, television show Honmadekka!? TV did a whole special episode on the place. The show is hosted by Sanma Akashiya, who, along with Beat…

Track: Voyager | Artist: Paul van Dyk & Alex M.O.R.P.H. | Album: Music Rescues Me Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

For Japan, Square Enix has announced a Final Fantasy digital card game that is called, wait for it, Final Fantasy Digital Card Game. It’s a free-to-play browser game that will be released on Yahoo! Japan this year.

Pokémon Studio Criticized After Visiting Controversial Shrine

When Japanese politicians visit the Yasukuni Shrine, the country’s most controversial Shinto shrine, it causes an international incident. The same is true for Pokémon developers. In Japanese, the first Shinto shrine visit of the year is called hatsumode. People visit Shinto shrines that are close to either where they live, or if they are going…

Neo-Tokyo. 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: Fade Into You | Artist: Mazzy Star | Album: So Tonight That I Might See  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.