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By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2012
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Growing Up on Mario and Sonic. Growing Up in China.

Doodling away at his desk, a skinny and unassuming young man, Li Feng, ponders how to draw a political cartoon regarding missile defense shields. Li, 32, is a graphic artist for a media company in Beijing and he attributes his choice of career to his upbringing, an upbringing in China, with video games. “When many…

By Eric Jou Published May 21, 2012
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Naruto Inspires Polish Lady To Kick Shogi Ass

Shogi. It’s typically called “Japanese chess”. And like chess, it’s a board game of strategy—and smarts. To get good, you must spend years playing and studying. Polish college student Karolina Styczynska did that on the internet after reading a manga. The 20 year-old Styczynska first discovered shogi about four years ago while reading a ninja…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2012
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The Two Juliets Reveal the Absurdity of Cross-Pacific Commutes

Lollipop Chainsaw has two image characters: Jessica Nigri for the West and Mayu Kawamoto for Japan. Kawamoto is a black belt in karate, but Nigri has, I guess, a black belt in revealing cosplay This weekend in Tokyo geek district Akihabara, both Juliets appeared alongside game designer Goichi Suda to promote the title and pose…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2012
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Bureaucrat Allegedly Molested a Male Train Passenger for Thirty Minutes

According to Japanese news reports, a 40 year-old bureaucrat from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, was recently arrested for groping on Tokyo’s Chuo Line. Between Mitaka Station and Yotsuya Station, the bureaucrat put his right hand on the crotch of another 40-something year-old male and apparently groped the passenger repeatedly for 30 minutes.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2012

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