The Convenience Store

This Sunday is Mother’s Day in Japan. At supermarkets across the country, children can submit drawings of their moms…

In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the decade-spanning cola wars, Pepsi travels back in time 123 years to…

You can feel it. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and spring is in the air. Oh, and there’s a new season of…

For the past five days, I’ve spent nearly as much time in virtual reality as real reality. My calves ache and my…

Today is April 1st. Know what that means? Internet hijinks everywhere online, including in Japan.

Yakuza 6 isn’t out yet, but holy crap, it already looks incredible.

What’s left for humanity once robots take all our jobs? Well, in this game we simulate jobs, do them them real bad…

I had hopes! Big hopes! There was potential, I thought, and maybe, just maybe, the filmmakers were going to show me…

On September 13, 1985, Nintendo released Super Mario Bros. for the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan. My first…

Konami, the company behind Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill, does not appear to be a fun place to work.…