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Anyone who speaks Japanese and has spent time in the country has heard it: nihongo ga ojouzu (“Your Japanese is…
Sep 2 2019
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Lately I’ve been watching a bit too much TV, which has led to the seemingly impossible problem of running out of TV…
Aug 26 2019
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The developers behind RetroArch, the popular one-stop shop for retro gaming emulation, announced a new feature over…
Jul 31 2017
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I’m playing Final Fantasy VII in both English and Japanese at the same time, and noticing a bunch of tiny…
Feb 27 2016
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Naotora Ii overcame many hardships to become the female daimyo of the Ii clan in 16th century Japan. She’s time…
Jan 28 2016
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Maybe you’ve heard of Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13—not only has the historical strategy series been around for a…
Oct 28 2014
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Apr 22 2014
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When I announced my intention to date a virtual girl in the newest iteration of Love Plus by asking all of you to hel…
Feb 26 2014
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Here's a fascinating new Kickstarter project: an RPG that sets out to teach Japanese to English speakers.
Feb 11 2013
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This weekend I went on a magical flavor journey across the Pacific, to a land where what Americans deem worthy of…
Jun 13 2012
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Earlier this year the folks at CollegeHumor created a video that summarized the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica in…
Mar 14 2012
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In today's turn-based edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid admits that his Japanese role-playing…
Mar 13 2012
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As a game journalist living and working in Japan, the question I'm most commonly asked is, "What game can help me…
Dec 22 2011
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In a world where rough and gruff is the new heroic norm, commenter Paradox Me wonders why everyone is hating on…
Feb 2 2011
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Like a fish borne from the ashes of Dreamcast's Bass Fishing comes another wacky Japanese toy: Takara Tomy's Virtual…
Jan 3 2011
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Bethesda beats any potential fan-made Fallout 3demakes to the punch by creating its own for the Japanese Fallout…
Mar 31 2010
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Square Enix Japan is creating a series of video blogs called Life in Eorzea, with the first one featuring plenty…
Dec 30 2009
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I've seen many a lovely retro gaming room in my lifetime, but this one from Netherlands resident donkey*kong makes…