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Kotaku EastJapan

Thirty-Six Years Ago Super Mario Bros. Went On Sale In Japan

Nintendo's series would go on to change the gaming world forever

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

The Japanese Internet Reacts To Netflix’s Kate

Movie critics and fans chime in and give their opinions on the film

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

In Just Two Years, Nintendo Fan Completes Game Boy Collection

Twitter made the process of completing it faster than expected

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2021
CultureNews

The Latest Nintendo Lego Set Is A Super Mario 64 Block

The Question Block reveals four Super Mario 64 levels

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

The Meaning Of Kawaii

The Japanese word "kawaii" is much more than simply "cute"

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2021

Kotaku EastJapan

Hundreds Of People Line Up For Pokémon Cards In Tokyo

Even with a state of emergency Pokémon is still a big draw

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

Singer and Actor Gackt On Indefinite Hiatus For Vocal Disorder

The Japanese superstar will suspend all entertainment activities

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2021
Kotaku EastChina

China’s New Gaming Restrictions Have Already Been Circumvented

E-commerce sites started renting out gaming accounts to avoid restrictions

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2021
Anime

Metal Gear‘s Japanese Voice Actor Gets New Role As Daisuke Jigen In Lupin III

After 50 years, the iconic character's original voice actor is stepping down

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

New Pokémon Card Shop Claims To Be The World’s Largest

The five-story shop is aimed at both collectors and players

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2021

Kotaku EastJapan

After 15 Years, Bemani Composer TAG Says He’s Leaving Konami

The announcement started trending on Twitter in Japan

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

Beat Takeshi’s Car Attacked By Man With A Pickax

Police arrested the man, who was also carrying a knife

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

Nintendo Confirms The Obvious: It Won’t Be At The Tokyo Game Show

The Kyoto-based game company has traditionally sat out TGS

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2021
CultureOdds and Ends

Beat This Dentist At Smash Bros., Get A Free Teeth Cleaning

Lose, and you have to tell everyone online that a dentist kicked your butt

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2021
CultureNews

Global Chip Shortage Will Continue For Another Year

For some companies, the difficulties might continue into 2023

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2021

Kotaku EastJapan

Japanese Earthquakes Are Terrifying, Even In VR

A Japanese university professor used VR to recreate powerful earthquakes

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

It Took 400 Hours To Draw This Attack on Titan Flipbook

The hand-drawn flipbook was also animated into a short anime sequence

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

Kyoto Looks Different Without All The Tourists

Kyoto, like the rest of Japan, has prohibited international travelers

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

AI Also Makes Manga And Anime Characters Look Human

With machine learning, 2D characters come to life like never before

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2021
Kotaku EastChina

League Of Legends Makeover For Chinese Subway

The battle arena game celebrates 10 years in China by going underground

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2021

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