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It’s late July. We’re past the half way point of 2016. Now is a good time to look back at what games have been…

What was the hottest game in Japan last year? Do you know? Let’s find out! Right now, even.

It’s a new year. Can you believe it? Sure you can. While you ponder how you’ll spend it, here is what some of…

Having already sold umpteen-bajillion units in Japan, the wildly popular Yo-Kai Watch toys have finally arrived in…

Maybe you have fantasies of becoming a famous game creator with your own game studio. You should also have fantasies…

Back in October I tried out Japan Crate, a service that ships boxes of mysterious Japanese snacks to your door…

Kotaku East is about one thing: bringing the weird, the cool, the silly, and the fascinating from the far east to…

Or, perhaps, truly depressing. It might depend on which console you own in Japan. That, or even if you own a home…

So last week, the New Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan as was Monster Hunter 4G. Both highlight the obvious:…

Today, the Xbox One finally went on sale in Japan. The launch looked rather depressing. But maybe you saw that…