Brian Ashcraft

Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn Always Seemed Doomed

In Japanese, there is an expression: deru kui wa utareru (出る杭は打たれる). It’s the equivalent of the English phrase, “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” The expression immediately lept to mind yesterday when I read that Carlos Ghosn, the man credited with saving Nissan, had been arrested for allegedly using company money for personal…

Track: Free Yourself | Artist: The Chemical Brothers | Album: Free Yourself Single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Check Japan’s Tiny Electronics Shops For Retro Gaming Finds

Sometimes in Japan, it feels like all the good retro game stuff has been snapped up by famous retailers. That, or it’s fetching a premium on internet auction sites. Yet, if you look, there are definitely neat finds. Just ask Twitter user Daitora While in the city of Ome for a local festival, Daitora popped…

See How The Attack On Titan Manga Will End

Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan debuted in 2009. Now it is entering its final arc, hurtling the popular manga to a conclusion. Warning: This article has spoilers. This weekend, Isayama (pictured) was featured in the Japanese TV program Jonetsu Tairiku He was shown working on the manga that made him famous, and the program featured…

Buying Plushies Of The Original 151 Pokémon Is Expensive

Earlier this year, Kotaku reported that a bunch of plush toys based on the first gen Pokémon plushies were going on sale in Japan. Twitter user Sekai bought all of them. The total cost? Roughly 180,000 yen or nearly $1,600. That, it seems, does include sales tax Here are more shots of Sekai’s collection:

The Fans. Tokyo, Japan. By Danilo Salvego | Instagram | 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: Untitled | Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins | Album: Rotten Apples Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Pokémon Go Led These Two Players To Marriage 

Shibu and Lily met in Odaiba, Tokyo while playing Pokémon Go. They fell in love and were recently married. Congrats to them! Their wedding ceremony was Pokémon Go themed Niantic Japan congratulated the two! And released Luvdisc during the wedding ceremony One of Shibu’s friends made this wonderful wedding themed clip that explains how they…

Tetsuya Nomura Says Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Progressing Well

Final Fantasy VII Remake was first announced back in 2015 with third-party studio CyberConnect2 handling development. Last year, development was moved in-house at Square Enix. Tetsuya Nomura says things are going well. Earlier this year, there was a Japanese job listing for “core members” for the remake. In a recent Famitsu interview, Nomura briefly discussed…

Top Street Fighter Player Arrested For Alleged Molestation (Again)

This summer, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike player Kenji Kuroda was arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts this February against a high school girl. He’s been arrested again for another alleged incident that happened last year. According to Sankei, the latest allegation took place in Chiba Prefecture on May 31, 2017. Kuroda is accused of…

Never Sleeps. New York, New York. By Christian Hernandez | 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: Alone On The Rope | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album: If Love Is The Law (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The PS Vita Version Of Vanillaware’s Latest Game Canceled

In 2015, Vanillaware announced 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. That was then. Now, it’s 2018, and the game’s Vita version has been canceled. Set in a world filled with school kids and mecha, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim looks to be another visually stunning game from Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere…

The Value Of Sailor Moon‘s House And Other Anime Dwellings

Many of anime’s most famous characters live in rather expensive Japanese houses.

Good Morning. New Orleans, USA. By Lars Plougmann | 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: Gun To The Head | Artist: The Good, The Bad & The Queen | Album: Merrie Land Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Today Was A Big Victory For Japanese Tattooing

Last fall, the Osaka High Court ruled that tattooer Taiki Masuda broke the law by tattooing without a medical license. Today, the court issued a ruling on his appeal. According to Asahi, the Osaka High Court ruled in Masuda’s favor, overturning the previous guilty verdict. Masuda’s lawyers argued that his intention wasn’t a medical procedure,…

The Silly Theory About Ash’s Dad In Pokémon 

It’s been called Pokémon’s greatest mystery. Where is Ash’s father? There is one theory that Professor Oak is Ash’s dad. If you think that’s bonkers, then this theory is even more out there. What if Mr. Mime is really Mr. Ketchum? Silly, I know! With Mr. Mime freaking out everyone with its Hollywood movie version,…

Dusk. London, UK. By Francesco Sgroi | 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: That’s When I Feel It | Artist: Richard Ashcroft | Album: Natural Rebel Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.