Starting today, Japanese game rating board CERO (Computer Entertainment Rating Organization) is closing down until…
Over the weekend, Nintendo hardware drew long lines in Japan, which, considering the coronavirus outbreaks, was not a good thing. Today, Nintendo announced that, other than hardware reserved by customers, it would not be shipping any Switch or Switch Lite consoles in Japan.
Dragon Quest’s Slime has been turned into endless products, but this is the first Japanese teapot version I’ve seen. It’s very cute! Priced at 2,500 yen ($23), it goes on sale this May in Japan.
Remember the song “PPAP”? Singer Pikotaro is back with a new version of his 2016 viral hit. Gone are the pens,…
Just as the Japanese government prepares to declare a state of emergency as the number of cases in big cities…
This Friday, the 96th compiled One Piece volume was released, bringing the total number of copies of the manga in print to a staggering 470 million. As Mantan Web (via ANN) reports, the total consists of 390 million copies in print in Japan and another 80 million in print internationally.
Yesterday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the government’s plan to provide face masks to 50 million…
When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 first came out in Japan back in December 2009, players were not happy with the…
Usually, cosplay builder Gekidan makes helmets and armor. These are not usual times, and recently, he’s been making…
In what must be the oddest Japanese corporate announcement ever, comedian Egashira 2:50 reveals that Sega Games and Sega Interactive are merging to become...Sega. Egashira 2:50 says he’s cheering on the company, adding that he doesn’t want it to go under and hopes it creates more legendary stuff.
Due to the global novel coronavirus covid-19 pandemic, many people are not only staying at home but working there.…
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Yesterday, the World Health Organization officially declared covid-19 a pandemic. The NBA suspended the season. E3…
Some players have been adding Yamcha’s infamous pose to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. But why? The pose is well…
Voice actor Hiroshi Masuoka has passed away from cancer. He was best known for voicing Masuo Fuguta in Sazae-san and Jam Ojisan in Anpanman, both of which he did until last year. Masuoka was 83. May he rest in peace.
All over the world, the creativity fueled by Animal Crossing continues to impress as players make all sorts of…
This is O-ji. She’s a talented make-up artist who works in a variety of styles. Today, let’s take a look at some of…
In its first three days on sale in Japan, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold 1,880,626 package copies at retail. This is the biggest debut for any Switch game in Japan to date. During that same week, a whopping 392,576 Switch units (including Switch Lite) were also sold in Japan.
As Kotaku reported back in early 2019, the American TV show 24 is getting a Japanese remake. Today we’ve finally…