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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.
Today in Japan, Nintendo released a new system update for the Wii U. The last firmware, 5.5.3, was released in early…
This year marks the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. To celebrate, artist Pikousa reposted an excellent…
Late last week, Nintendo announced remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The original games were released in 2007 on…
A resident of Saitama, Japan is in police custody after sending death threats to Square Enix. A suspect named…
Details are currently scant, but Capcom has announced that it’s aiming to bring Monster Hunter Rise to PC in early 2022. The game will be released on the Nintendo Switch next month.
In 2022, Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will get its first live-action theatrical adaptation.
Sony is getting ready to allow for internal PS5 storage upgrades, sources tell Bloomberg. This would obviously…
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Today on Twitter, producer Masaaki Yamagiwa announced that he is leaving Sony’s Tokyo-based Japan Studio. He is not…
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