The Foreigner

This was supposed to be Japan’s year. The Olympics were to be held in Tokyo, and the whole world was going to turn…

Today in Japan, McDonald’s launched a ramune-flavored shake. I immediately made a beeline to my local McDonald’s…

Anyone who speaks Japanese and has spent time in the country has heard it: nihongo ga ojouzu (“Your Japanese is…

Nioh 2 is one of the most exciting games I’ve ever played. A lot of that is thanks to a fantastic combat system…

The Dark Souls formula is tried and true. It’s been adapted into science fiction settings, placed into 2D, and…

It’s winter. Time to stay inside, get comfy, and watch anime. But which shows strike your fancy?

Japan is hosting the Rugby World Cup. Fans from all over the world are attending, and a percentage of them have been…

I take my anxious first steps into a desolate post-winter wasteland. All around me, I hear mutants scratching and…

It’s late December. Let’s take a moment and look back at some of the Kotaku East stories from over the past year.

In years past, the “Halloween train” was a carriage taken over by costume-wearing foreigners, who turned it into an…