At the recent ChinaJoy gaming show in, well, China, a number of companies set up big VR displays. Some of them are similar to set-ups that exist in the West, while others aren’t. VR can—and does—get nutty just about anywhere, and China is no exception. Here are loads of images from Famitsu, 4Gamer and VR…
Ditto is one of the cutest Pocket Monsters ever created. And now, there is a big stuffed Ditto you can snuggle. Priced at 13,000 yen (US$129), the Ditto plushie cushion thingy weighs a whopping 8 pounds! Ditto goes on sale August 6 in Japan. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
Hida Folk Village. Gifu Prefecture, Japan. By Yohann Junique 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!
Heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the Happiest Place in Japan earlier today, seeming to cause the theme parks to temporarily lose power. During the downpour and the lightning, people headed for cover. The weather also impacted the attractions. The water stopped flowing at Splash Mountain. Aquatopia at Tokyo DisneySea dried up too during the momentary…
It’s called the Z Ring, and it’s supposed to be worn while playing Sun and Moon Japanese toy-maker Takara Tomy is releasing the kiddy-friendly peripheral. Children wear the bracelet, which blinks, makes noise and vibrates when characters do in-game Z-moves that can be unleashed only once per battle. There are 18 different Z Ring crystals…
Isshiki beach in Hayama. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. By Judd Abramson. 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!
This is Mansai Nomura. He’s a famed Japanese stage and film actor. He also did the CG motion capture for Godzilla Resurgence In a recent press conference, Nomura revealed he played the film’s title character. Nomura does Kyogen, which is a comic style of theater that is related to, but different from, Noh theater. For…
Nexon announced that online shooter Sudden Attack 2 will be closing down on September 29. This comes only a month after the game launched with Nexon stating that it will rethink the game from the ground up and try to better manage players’ expectations. [Thanks, Sang!]
How can you turn New York, Copenhagen, and Buenos Aires into Tokyo? Add lots and lots of colorful signs, it seems. For the Venice Architecture Biennale, Tokyo-based Daigo Ishii and Future-scape Architects created these comparisons, which you can see below (via Design Boom and Spoon&Tamago): Not all of Tokyo is cluttered with signs and advertisements…
This is the trailer for Lost Soul Aside. It’s made in Unreal Engine 4 and inspired by Final Fantasy XV. Neat! Check out the trailer right here: As pointed out by Dual Shockers, indie game developer Yang Bing is apparently developing Lost Soul Aside by himself. He’s been working on this for the past two…
Of course it does. During the summer in Japan, there are firework displays across the country. Naturally, at some places, Pokémon fireworks are being shot into the air. Previously, Kotaku introduced these Pokéball fireworks way back in 2011. Since then I think they’ve become better? Or maybe it’s just the photos of them have improved.…
Here’s the trailer for Patlabor Reboot! As previously reported, this fall in Japan, a ten-minute Patlabor short will be screen in Osaka and Tokyo as part of the Japan’s Animator Exhibition. Studio Khara is handling the animation, while Yasuhiro Yoshiura will be doing both the directing, the storyboarding, the cinematography, and the editing. He’s also…
It’s been two years since the world got a new Godzilla film. That was a Hollywood movie. This is not. Godzilla Resurgence is the first Japanese ‘Zilla film since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. I saw that here in Japan at the theater, so it’s only fitting I do the same for Resurgence. Going into the…
Last year, Kakashi showed what was under his mask in the Naruto manga. Now, we get another look at his face in the anime. Warning: This article contains spoilers. As previously reported, in an interview with Shonen Jump (via Saiyan Island), Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto was asked if he was finally going to show the…
At Narita-san Temple. Narita, Chiba Prefecture. By Andrew Morales. 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!
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 selling in Japan. The latest issue of Famitsu complies the country’s biggest console games between December 28, 2015 and June 26, 2016. Here are the fifty top sellers. You might be…
The stereotype is that Japan is clean. That Japanese people are clean. Many people are, but certainly not all, including some of the country’s Pokémon Go players. From a young age, Japanese people are taught to pick up after themselves. Kids in other countries are taught that as well, of course, but in Japan the…
This guy is good at Taiko no Tatsujin. And as My Game News Flash points out, he’s playing on the hardest difficulty. Damn.
A new DJ Max game has been announced for South Korea. It’s for the PS4 and titled DJ Max Respect. No word yet on a Western release.
Meiji Shrine Torii Gate. Tokyo, Japan. By Timothy Shill. 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!
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