When you think of Tetris, you no doubt hear a song bouncing around your head. This song, known by many as “Type-A” or simply “The Tetris Song,” is an arrangement of 1860s Russian folk tune Korobeiniki. And over the years since it appeared in Tetris, it’s gotten a new remix in nearly every Tetris game.…
It’s come to this. Apparently. Adult toys brand Vorze is releasing what it is calling the world’s first “sexual home appliance.” Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Vorze isn’t calling its new A10 Cyclone Standalone a sex toy. Even so, it isn’t exactly the first sexual home appliance as Hitachi first…
In a country with numerous Kit Kat flavors and a Kit Kat specialty store, this should not come as a surprise. It should come as an utter delight. The latest special flavor is “Yaki Cream Cheese” (in Japanese, “yaki” or 焼き means “baked,” “toasted,” “grilled,” “roasted,” and so on). Here’s how they compare to the…
To mark the release of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Konami and Puma are teaming up for some licensed Ground Zeroes gear. There are track jackets priced at 15,750 yen (US$155) each. The camo sneakers are 21,000 yen ($206), while the “gun metal” ones are 23,100 yen ($227). You can see photos below, courtesy…
I love Tetris. It’s one of the rare games I have played off and on for the past 20 years. But, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think it could use a little extra something to mix it up from time to time. And sure enough, mixing it with fellow puzzle classic Puyo…
When most people think of anime, they think of intense action or perhaps a moé love story. But anime, just like books, TV, and movies, can be about anything—even about the everyday lives of four normal girls in the Japanese countryside. Good – Life in Rural Japan If Non Non Biyori does one thing right,…
Shozo Kato, a master kendo sensei, discusses Japanese concepts of beauty (such as wabi-sabi or わびさび) and the “immovable mind” (fudoushin or 不動心) as well as demonstrates kendo and laido. The result is both poetic and fascinating. This video was directed by Brady Welch and Colin Sonner. Shozo Kato – Way of the Sword [The…
New puzzle game Puyo Puyo Tetris doesn’t only turn Tetris blocks into anime characters. It also turns them into gummies. Behold Puyo Puyo Tetris Gummi. Priced at 100 yen (US$1) per bag, the snack comes with gummi shaped Puyo Puyo blobs and Tetris blocks in lemon, grape, strawberry, orange, melon and soda flavors. Puyo Puyo…
You know how some apartment come with furniture or kitchen appliances? These Tokyo apartments come with cats. Yes, cats! Tokyo Cat Guardian, a cat protection group, is teaming up with landlords and prospective tenants for a volunteer program that puts cats from animal shelters into apartments. This is ideal for apartment management who want to…
The latest game in the Yakuza franchise is loads of fun. Seriously, after over 30 hours, I still haven’t had enough. Yakuza: Ishin!, much like one of the previous Yakuza games, Yakuza: Kenzan!, is not a direct sequel in the series, but instead takes the cast of the Yakuza series and places them in a…
There are many wonderful things about Japan. And, like anywhere, there are some not so wonderful things. Rarely do you see so many of them in one thirty-second commercial. The ad in question is for the National Association of Labour Banks, which is somewhat like Japan’s version of a credit union. The commercial was made…
Square Enix announced the latest Mana game yesterday with a trailer forRise of Mana. So what’s the game about? I mean, aside from a tree. The newly released trailer begins with the following narration: It was a place called “heaven” The side of light, Lasta, where the Great Tree grows, and the side of darkness,…
Sweet and adorable, too! If you plan on getting married, may I suggest doing something like this? While the bride and groom dressed as Final Fantasy characters White Mage and Squall, those attending the wedding were encouraged to dress as their favorite characters—Final Fantasy or not. “Not all guests and relatives know Final Fantasy so…
Mmm…Meat! Next month, popular anime Attack on Titan will be hawking burgers stacked with meat in Japan. And yes, they’re made with beef, not humans! Starting March 6, fast food chain Lotteria is launching special Attack on Titan meal deals: For 2,000 yen (US$20), you get one cheese burger tower plus an Attack on Titan…
The Bronx Zoo has Siberian tigers. The San Diego Zoo has pandas. The Central Zoo in Pyongyang now has Yorkshire terriers. That’s according to the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s state news agency. The following story appeared on KCNA’s site this week: And above are photos of said Yorkshire terriers. I guess they are…
Is Nippon Ichi Software announcing a new game? This teaser site, with a URL that seems to indicate such. Let the speculation begin!
Recently, in the middle of the night, two young Chinese men snuck into the Shanghai Tower construction site. Their goal was to climb to the top, just as two European daredevils recently did. One of the mysterious Chinese climbers apparently told newspaper DongFang Daily, “If foreigners can climb to the top, then we can, too.”…
The biggest selling PS4 game during the console’s first two days out in Japan? Famitsu reports that bundled game Knack “sold” 322,083 units, Yakuza: Restoration sold 73,086 units, Battlefield 4 sold 26,878 units, and Killzone Shadow Fall sold 25,978 units.
Osaka issued its first pm2.5 warning today. But it wasn’t the only place in Japan to do so. Japan’s neighbor China is covered with pollution. It’s a serious problem, and the long standing fear in Japan has been that the dirty air, which is rife in concentration of 2.5-micrometer particles, will drift over. There is…
For centuries, China’s ruling dynasties lived in the imperial palace. Today, it’s home to cats. Ma Guoqing, who works at Forbidden City, tells China Daily that some of the cats are directly descended from the original palace felines. Others are strays. But all the animals are taken care of in the palace complex. News sites…
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