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Police Dealing With Pokémon Go Chaos In Tokyo 

In the past few days, a rare Pokémon has been spotted in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Loads of people have shown up to catch it, and the crowds have become so big that the police were called in to handle the situation. Which has looked like this: Damn. Folks have been running to catchLapras, ignoring traffic lights…

Hideaki Anno Is Finished With Godzilla, Moving On To Evangelion 

Earlier this summer, Hideaki Anno apologized to Evangelion fans, saying he was sorry to keep them waiting. Now he says he’s working hard on Eva. The hold up has been Godzilla Resurgence, which Anno helmed. The movie has been a smash hit in Japan, and as Yahoo! Japan reports, when he was asked whether or…

Like the Gintama anime? Good news,they are doing a new season. The premiere date hasn’t been announced yet, so no word on that.

Chocolate Pumpkin French Fries Coming To McDonald’s In Japan

The regular chocolate fries were not disgusting, so maybe these will be good? To mark Halloween, which is now very much a thing in Japan, McDonald’s is putting out fries with chocolate and pumpkin sauce. They’ll be available from September 28*. Maybe we’ll get a Halloween burger, too? *Jack-o’-lantern not included. Kotaku East is your…

The Sound of Summer. Kyoto, Japan. By Scottylosophy. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Rez Infinite’s Area X Is An Incredible Japanese VR Experience 

To be honest, I wasn’t that excited when I showed up at Enhance Games’ office in Tokyo’s Aoyama to play Area X, a new area in Rez Infinite for PlayStation VR. I’d played Rez and Rez HD, so I thought Rez in VR would be no big deal. Besides, VR usually makes me sick, and…

South Korea Is Leading The World In Rest Stop Restrooms

It appears the greatest rest stop bathrooms in the world are located in South Korea. Besides chic places to pooh and tinkle, there are restrooms inspired by the Hollywood movie Roman Holiday, the book The Little Prince, and even the Apollo missions. Rest stop toilets are typically not so great. When they’re good, they’re clean,…

Metal Gear Survive Gets 15-Minute Demo And Lots of Dislikes

Konami sure is trying. Gotta give them that. But if YouTube likes are any indication, loads of people aren’t feeling Metal Gear Survive. As Kotaku UK previously explained in great detail, Metal Gear Survive is a co-op stealth game in which you sneak up and kill zombies. During the Tokyo Game Show, Konami showed off…

Square Enix is opening a new cafe in Tokyo’s Akihabara on October 1. It’s called, wait for it, Square Enix Cafe. Check out the menu here.

Japan Has A Kit Kat Museum

Of course it does! Clearly the country that has an array of Kit Kat flavors needs a museum to show them off. Recently, Japanese site Fashion Press visited the Tokyo museum, which is, sadly, only opened for a limited time. More below: The Kit Kat Museum is located at the Nescafe in Harajuku and runs…

Watch The New Resident Evil CG Animated Movie Trailer

As previously reported, Capcom is making a full-CG RE movie called Resident Evil: Vendetta. Here is the movie’s debut trailer. Resident Evil: Vendetta will be out next spring in Japan. No word yet on an international release. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea,…

The Best Bus Stop in Tokyo. Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. By Jun David | Tofu Prod JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Ash Looks Different In The New Pokémon Anime 

As Kotaku previously reported, yes, there is a new Pokémon TV series. A new Pokémon anime means one thing: changes to Ash’s face. Here are good comparisons of how the character has evolved over the years: His latest design does seem like it’s a departure from his previous one, which was far “cooler” than the…

When A VR Anime Demo Has Too Much Fondling 

At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, there is a VR experience in which players touch a mannequin set-up that uses capacitive sensors. The developers now say after a day on the TGS show floor, those sensors are busted. The first business day of TGS, this was going on: And in motion: Yeah. The character is…

Final Fantasy XV Masks Make Everyone Handsome

Are you handsome? If not, you should get a Final Fantasy XV mask. Because then, you will be quite dashing. At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix has been passing out masks of the Final Fantasy XV dudes, which remind me of the Neymar masks that were passed out at last year’s TGS. And…

SaGa Scarlet Grace now has a release date and a new trailer. The game will be out on December 12 in Japan. No word yet on an international release.

Night Time. Malacca, Malaysia. By Aiman Ishak. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

B-Grade Japanese Gaming At Its Best

The guns. The jumping. The giant bugs. I’ve always enjoyed the Earth Defense Force games. They’re goofy, silly, and glorious, like Roger Corman movies you can play. The latest one does not appear to disappoint. D3 Publisher has never been a triple A game publisher. This is a company whose bread and butter were the…

Resident Evil Is Getting A New Full-CG Animated Movie

It’s called Resident Evil: Vendetta and will be out spring 2017 in Japan. Announced at the Tokyo Game Show, Resident Evil: Vendetta (Biohazard: Vendetta in Japan) will be executive produced by Takashi Shimizu (who is best known for creating The Grudge), directed by Takanori Tsujimoto, and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi The full CG movie will…