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In the Adirondack Mountains. Wadham, New York. By Dan Smith | 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: Bachelorette | Artist: Björk | Album: Homogenic

Trying to Explain a Strange Anime Hairstyle

Rachel Moore (aka Ran Mouri) is one of the main characters in the hugely popular Case Closed (aka Detective Conan). Her hair is bizarre. It’s bizarre because she’s a regular person and not some character from fantasy or another planet. Those wild coifs are excusable. But hers? It should conform to regular laws of hair.…

Japanese Game Cafe Attempted Robbery Leaves One Woman Dead, Suspect Is Still On The Loose

On the morning of May 25, there was an attempted robbery at a 24-hour game cafe in Naha, Okinawa. The suspect stabbed two employees, leaving one of them dead. The suspect is still on the loose. Yomiuri reports that the suspect, a man in his 40s, entered the cafe as a customer. He told the…

Found in Munich, Germany. By Stefan Staber. 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: Caught By The Fuzz (Acoustic Version) | Artist: Supergrass | Album: I Should Coco

Tencent has become Marvelous’s biggest shareholder, reports Bloomberg. Tencent has purchased 20 percent of the Japanese game company’s stock. Besides Marvelous, Tencent has stakes in Epic and Bluehole.

Overwatch League caster Wolf Schröder gives a big-the-scenes look at how he’s working remotely from Los Angeles during the coronavirus covid-19 pandemic. The result is a ten-minute clip at how he’s making do. [Thanks, Sang!]

Fans Remember Hana Kimura As Terrace House Episodes Are Suspended In Japan

This weekend, Terrace House star and professional wrestler Hana Kimura died at the age of 22 years old. Fans around the world were saddened to hear of her sudden passing. Note: If you are ever considering taking your own life, please know that there are people who will listen and can help Hailing from a…

A Foggy Trail. 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

Track: Big Decision (Live) | Artist: Elliott Smith | Album: Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition

If You Know Japanese, You Won’t Forget These Lyrics For The Star Wars Imperial March

School lunch in Japan varies from day to day, but it usually contains these two things: milk and bread. In Japanese, milk is gyuunyuu (牛乳) and the type of bread served is called koppepan (コッペパン). So nearly everyday, kids in Japan can count on getting milk and bread or gyuunyuu to koppepan with to meaning “and”…

Ready for summer? In Japan, the popular Garigari-kun brand is getting Pikachu and Pokémon Koko themed “Garigari-kun For Adults Golden Pineapple” popsicles. It’s actually branded “For Adults” and is made with 33 percent Golden Pineapple juice.

Track: Dreams | Artist: The Cranberries | Album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

YouTuber Drinks Really Old Final Fantasy Potion Drink

Back in 2005, Square Enix launched a Final Fantasy Potion energy drink in Japan to promote Final Fantasy XII. The beverage was made by Suntory, and I remember having it and thinking it tasted like a Japanese energy drink. But that was then and not 2020. What exactly did it taste like? If you’ve had…

Junji Ito Manga Continues To Inspire Freaky Cosplay

Junji Ito has created some of the most striking horror manga ever made. His style is instantly recognizable and keeps inspiring cosplayers who aim to bring his nightmares to life. As Kotaku previously posted (here and here), cosplayer Ikura is a master of Ito horror cosplay. But she’s not alone. Twitter user Suksuk_z is the…

Tokyo Sky Tree Tokyo, Japan. By Tony Kwan. 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: Innocence | Artist: Hitomi | Album: I Am 

Report: Hideo Kojima’s Longtime Producer Joins Tencent

Ken Imaizumi is a longtime collaborator with Hideo Kojima. He produced Metal Gear Solid 4, both Metal Gear Solid V installments, and, most recently, Death Stranding. According to South China Morning Post, he has now joined Tencent as the game arm’s production director. Tencent also told the publication that Halo 4 lead designer Scott Warner…

The History Of Ramune, Japan’s National Soda

Today in Japan, McDonald’s launched a ramune-flavored shake. I immediately made a beeline to my local McDonald’s drive-thru window. With the hot summer months fast approaching, it makes sense to see a ramune shake. The beverage is Japan’s national soft drink. “Ramune” (ラムネ) is from the English word“lemonade,” but the soda doesn’t taste quite like…