Brian Ashcraft

Check out the latest trailer for PS4 exclusive Yakuza 6, which will be out in Japan on December 8. It’s slated to be the last entry in the Kazuma Kiryu saga. No word yet on a Western release.

Japan Is Obsessed With Pokémon Go‘s Professor Willow

Professor Willow sure is spawning a lot of Japanese fan art. Earlier this month, the character made waves in the West, where folks noticed his shoes and his, ahem, pick-up lines. But it’s been in Japan where Professor Willow’s fan art, much of it boys’ love influenced, has really been taking off. Some of the…

Giants. Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. By Jermaine Delgado. 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: Manic Monday | Artist: The Bangles | Album: Different Light Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

At A Tokyo Mud Bar You Sit In Mud And Drink

It’s all rather self-explanatory. This is the Gata Bar. It just opened in Tokyo’s Aoyama for a limited time. The bar features mineral-rich clay from Saga Prefecture, which holds a mud Olympics during the summer so locals can have fun and cool down. The bar recommends bringing a change of clothing (such as swimwear) as…

An Evangelion take on Godzilla Two upcoming Eva-meets-Godzilla statues, as spotted at Wonder Fes by Gigazine.

Japanese Pokémon Go Players Fall For Mewtwo Prank

This is Tsuruma Park in Nagoya, Japan. The fountain area looks like a giant Poké Ball and started attracting Pokémon Go players after a Mewtwo rumor began circulating on Twitter. As LiveDoor reports, it all started when someone on Twitter claimed Mewtwo could be found in the park. This park. The similarities have not been…

Monster Strike, the popular smartphone game,is getting an animated feature film this December in Japan. It will have the very clever title Monster Strike The Movie.

A Horrifying Way To Serve Pikachu Cake 

If you ever have a Pikachu cake, please do not slice it like this. Recently Twitter user Manami1030 showed off her Pikachu wedding cake, and the way it was cut up and served to guests. Gruesome stuff. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea,…

View from Tokyo Sky Tree. Tokyo, Japan. By Richard Hiralal. 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: Gamble | Artist: Shiina Ringo | Album: Ze-Chyou Syuu Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Japan Tries Leveling Up Quickly In Pokémon Go  

Pokémon Go has only be out in Japan for a few hours. Players need to catch up as soon as they can! Some have come up with some ways they think they can. The goal is fooling the smartphone’s sensor so Pokémon Go would register steps and distance travelled to hatch eggs and earn XP.…

Dragon Ball Z Manga And Anime Compared 

Dragon Ball Z’s “Final Atonement” episode is one of the most famous moments in DBZ history. Let’s see how the manga and anime stack up. Via Redditor jumpshot22 come these amazing GIFs: You can see another one right here. It’s fascinating to see how they compare, and it’s incredible to see how much impact the…

Pokémon Go Banned At A Religious Shrine In Japan

One of Japan’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines Izumo-taisha has banned visitors from playing Pokémon Go. This comes as the game finally got its Japanese release earlier today. Izumo-taisha posted an official Pokémon Go ban onits website, stating it was prohibited to play the game inside the shrine as well as on its surroundings…

Unofficial Totoro GIFs Make The Internet A Better Place

These are not official GIFs. They were made by Australian animator CL Terry, and they are terrific. Terry is on a quest to make an animated GIF everyday for one hundred days. These Totoro GIFs, via Curazy, are the result of that project. That, and a good sense of humor. You can see more on…

Pokémon Go is out in Japan and coming to McDonald’s. According to Famitsu, around 2,500 McDonald’s restaurants will double as PokéStops, and another 400 or so will be Pokémon gyms.

Bay of Sept-Iles. Quebec, Canada. By Luis Bernardo. 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: Never Say Never | Artist: That Dog | Album: Retreat From The Sun Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Hamburgers Plus Zombies Make For Delicious VR

I’m not quite a VR convert. I get sick easily. Yet, if one game has made an extremely compelling case that VR can work brilliantly, it’s Dead Hungry. The game appeared earlier this month at BitSummit in Kyoto, but the line was too damn long, and I wasn’t able to check it out until I…

Japanese Government Issues Pokémon Go Safety Warnings

While Pokémon Go isn’t yet out in Japan, the country’s bureaucrats are already warning people about necessary safety precautions. As reported by The Japan Times, where I am a columnist, the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) under the Cabinet Office put out a nine-point bulletin warning people of possible problems…