The threats. The scares. The toxic chemicals. The man allegedly behind all of those has been arrested. According to NHK, police arrested 36 year-old Hirofumi Watanabe this Sunday. The Osaka resident was arrested for putting a container filled with a chemical that emitted potentially deadly hydrogen sulfide fumes at a Sophia University gymnasium in Tokyo…
Yes, that’s a giant samurai sword slicing Osaka Castle in half. No, the sword is not real. The castle, however, is. According to Sankei (via 2ch), Osaka Castle is being illuminated with projection mapping until next February. In the news clips below, you can see it in action. Osaka Castle fell and burned during the…
This fall, a Kotaku source revealed that the next Aliens game was Alien: Isolation. And last night, screenshots rumored to be of the game appeared online. Four images popped up on Twitter account @Lifelower (via Eurogamer). You can see the other three below: As Kotaku previously reported, the source said the star of Alien Isolation…
The PlayStation 4 won’t launch in South Korea until December 17. One man and his wife are lined up since two days ago with a banner that reads, “Waiting to buy a launch PS4.” The couple are already internet heroes. The man, 33 year-old Hong Suk Min and his wife, who’s also a big gamer,…
You like the internet? I do! I’m online a lot (for work, work, I say), and perhaps you are, too. Think you could go off the grid for a week? Creative agency Mother London had five net natives go offline for a week and documented what happened next. No Internet Week [Vimeo via Digg via…
Last night, professional StarCraft II player Kim “duckdeok” Kyeong Deok suddenly announced he was leaving eSports. He’s trading his keyboard and mouse for school books. “I have decided to retire S2,”tweeted Kim—news that surprised many. This past summer, Kim came in first at the 2013 WCS Season 2 Europe, winning US$20,000. “I was thinking about…
At an elementary school in Shijiazhuang, China, students have been practicing a series of “anti-smog” martial arts exercises. Kick smog’s ass, kids! The children are doing wushu exercises. But according to website iFeng, the school instituted the “anti-smog” moves to help protect the students against pollution. Shijiazhuang residents need all the help against smog they…
Angry about YouTube’s copyright policy? Want to get around its content ID filtering? Good news. Here’s one way. Watch as YouTube user SpookyFries69 shows you how it’s done in the A**a**ins Cr**d * B***k F**g video below. Enjoy! Lets Play A**a**ins Cr**d * B***k F**g [SpookyFries69@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to…
The first free-to-play game for the Nintendo 3DS, Initial D Perfect Shift Online, is starting to recruit beta testers in Japan.
This is the best sausage glove I’ve ever seen. Well, it’s the only one I’ve ever seen. Japanese comedy site Daily Portal Z created a “sausage glove” to be used with smartphones. Why a glove? It’s cold outside. Why sausages, though? Back in 2010, some folks in South Korea began uses snack sausages as a…
The next Tales game marks the franchise’s 20th anniversary. It’s a PS3 exclusive. And it’s titled Tales of Zestiria. As Namco Bandai explains, the word “zest” in the title refers to “passion” or “zeal.” Or, well, zest! The game features four character designers: Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto, and it will…
Well, the accused gentleman does have 120 cats. And that’s a lot of cats. According to Asahi News, Osaka police arrested Mamoru Demizu for repeated counts of suspected thievery. The 48-year-old unemployed man is alleged to have committed 32 robberies, supposedly making off with around 19,200,000 yen or US$186,800. He’s alleged to have stolen cash…
You buy a Gundam model kit. There are instructions. There’s art on the box. There’s the anime. All of this stares you down, giving you something to live up to. Well, screw that. Earlier this month, a Twitter user uploaded a photo of a customized Gundam model with the hashtag, “For Gundam Models, It’s Okay…
If Japanese companies are going to use English, “dick” might be a good word to give the shaft. Especially, if it’s written as “Dickinin”—which, you know, looks like “dickin’ in” or “dick in in.” Not exactly the imagery you want to evoke for sore throat medicine. The medicine’s commercials features Kill Bill star Chiaki Kuriyama…
You know the rule: If it exists, there’s porn of it. And typically, adult video adaptions of games or anime look rather whatever. Who cares! This Attack on Titan porno, however, looks totally bonkers. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. First of all, the costumes—pics courtesy of Asagawo Blog—seem true to…
Finally! The world gets its first trailer for Hollywood’s upcoming Godzilla film. What did you think? You might have an opinion. I might. Japan definitely does. Internet users on Japan’s largest bulletin board 2ch have chimed in with their opinions regarding the teaser. This isn’t the first time Japanese net users have given their two…
You’ve played Dark Souls the game. And next January in Tokyo, you can patron Dark Souls the cafe! From Software, the game’s creator, says the goal is to recreate the game’s mood in the form of an eatery. And on January 6, Australian themed bar OZ Cafe in Tokyo’s Nishi-Azabu will be reborn as Dark…
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart ridiculed the octopus logo for the recently launched spy satellite NROL-39. He quipped that the logo was one scared schoolgirl away form being a popular comic in Tokyo. And voilà, the show added just that. “Yes, yes, I invented that type of porn. Yes, that was me.” No, Stewart…
These two very rare 3DS XL units can you yours! If, that is, you sign up for Flets Hikari internet service in Japan. Inside Games reports that new Flets Hikari customers have the chance to purchase a limited edition “Mario White” or “Mario Silver” 3DS XL. Each is limited to a hundred units and priced…
By definition, Sailor Moon underwear isn’t going to be realistic. The Sailor Moon characters wear sailor suits, not lingerie. But these satin threads are officially licensed, so that counts for something! According to website Natalie, Japanese lingerie company Peach John is teaming up with the famed anime and manga series for a line of Sailor…
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