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Rainy Night. Tokyo, Japan. By Dimitris Mantalias. 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: Traveling | Artist: Utada Hikaru | Album: Deep River Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Year That Was In Kotaku East

It’s late December. Let’s take a moment and look back at some of the Kotaku East stories from over the past year. Have a look below! Also, let me take this moment to tip my hat to our own Seung Park, who tirelessly chronicles K-pop with fascinating and in-depth daily music picks. Catch up with…

In The Resident Evil 2 Remake, Leon’s Backstory Has Been Cleaned Up

The remake’s official Japanese Twitter account tweeted out the character’s backstory for the new Resident Evil 2 remake. It is rather dull. It reads, “New officer Leon S. Kennedy was assigned to Raccoon City. Before going on duty, Kennedy was at home on standby, waiting for his orders. After no one contacted him and feeling…

Track: Itsuka no Merry Christmas (cover) | Artist: B’z (original; cover version: Yuki Niino) | Album: Friends Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Marvel At China’s Own Iron Man Type Movie

Sure, Iron Man 3 was filmed partly in China, but that’s still a Marvel movie and an American superhero. Tomorrow, the country is releasing its own movie inspired one of its greatest heroes, revamped with an Iron Man-style suit. This is Armored Warfare God: Sun Wukong. Also known as the Monkey King, Sun Wukong is…

In Japan, Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Edits Out Obscene Hand Gesture

In the original Japanese release of Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, Trunks flips Bio-Broly the bird. However, in the recently released Blu-ray version, he does not. As pointed out by Twitter user Nappasan, here’s how the edited version differs: The edited version is on the left and the original one is on the right. Below is…

The characters of Granblue Fantasy will duke it out next year in an Arc System Works-developed PS4 game. It’s called Granblue Fantasy Versus. Check out the game’s English language site here

Behold, Glorious Final Fantasy Sake 

Sake maker Kokuryu produces excellent sake. The Fukui-based brewery is teaming up with Square Enix to make some more. In the mid-1970s, the brewery’s owner Masato Mizuno started aging their high-grade sake after being influenced by French wine maturation techniques. Kokuryu ages its daiginjo sake (sake with a rice polishing ratio of under 50 percent)…

Kennin-ji. Kyoto, Japan. By Doug Macut 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: She’s Lost Control (Live) | Artist: Joy Division | Album: Unknown Pleasures Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Levi from Attack on Titan likes to keep things nice and clean. No wonder the character is now selling detergent! The Attack brand detergent sold at Matsumoto Kiyoshi drugstores in Japan is currently featuring the character.

Kill la Kill‘s Character Designer Illustrated… A Japanese Dentist Sign

If you passed this billboard in Tokyo, you might think this is an advertisement for a new anime. You would be wrong. This is a real sign for a real Tokyo-based dentist called Momoi Dental Clinic. It went up this week, and people online have been noticing. The billboard has the name of the clinic…

Sega’s New PS4 Game Shows A Different Side Of A Japanese Superstar

Previously Kotaku mentioned how Judgment, the PS4 game with Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura, lets players beat up enemies with a sex toy. That was just the beginning. Takuya Kimura is one of the most famous celebrities in Japan. He was a member of the boy band SMAP, he appeared in some of the highest rated…

Riding The Rails. Budapest, Hungary. By Igor Ryvkin | Behance | 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! 

Ninja Addresses Fans Who Want The “Old Ninja” 

If you follow Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, you’re bound to come across those who like the “Old Ninja.” Last week, Ninja addressed the issue and, of course, he did it without profanity but rife with real talk. Besides these online laments, there are montages of “Old Ninja,” like this and this that showing Ninja’s previous streams…

Epic Games Korea Apologies To Fortnite Fans For Sea Of Japan Kerfuffle

In much of the world, the body of water between Japan and the Koreas, China, and Russia is known as the Sea of Japan. In South Korea, it is not. Russia calls it “Japanese Sea” (Yapónskoye móre) and China calls it “Sea of Japan” (日本海, literally “Japan Sea,” using the same characters as Japan). However,…

Out For A Walk. Tribalj, Croatia. By Eduard Tucaković | 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! 

The Next Pokémon Animated Movie Is Officially Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution

Earlier this year, this year’s Pokémon summer movie reportedly had a sneak preview for Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. The movie has now been officially announced and will be out July 12, 2019 in Japan. There is no word yet on an international release and an official trailer has yet to be released. As previously reported,…

Track: Regret | Artist: New Order | Album: Republic Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.