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Spring is in the air! That only means one thing. Actually, it means several things, but one of them is that it’s…

The further I get from my childhood, the closer I come to articulating what I miss about it. Through the confusing…

The United States government is, as we all know, extremely functional. It’s so functional, in fact, that it…

In addition to battling randos and dodging traffic in the streets of Japan, I’ve spent a lot of time in Yakuza: Like…

Later this month, ramen chain Kourakuen in Fukushima will begin trialing robot waiters to bring patrons hot,…

I’ve fallen into a pop-cultural rut: Dunno why, but I feel incapable of ingesting new media that isn’t part of my…

Karaoke is one of Japan’s most ubiquitous worldwide exports. But who invented the first machine that let you sing…

I’ve played many free mobile games that function almost exactly like Pokémon Café Mix, but none that prominently…

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It’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer. But this year who even knows what that means. Welcome back to…