When Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai introduced Minecraft characters in Smash Bros. Ulitmate, he discussed…
The global pandemic has been hard on a wide range of businesses. In Japan, arcades have been hit especially hard. In…
Sony announced that 1.5 million PlayStation 4s were shipped during the financial period ending September 30. That brings the total number for the console to over 113.5 million, making the PS4 Sony’s second most successful machine, coming in behind the PS2's staggering 155 million number.
Earlier this month, Kotaku reported that Pokémon Go would be ending its collaboration with McDonald’s in Japan. Now,…
When I first came to Japan about two decades ago, there was a lot of neon. But in the years that followed, those…
In the One Piece anime, the first 61 episodes make up the East Blue saga. Debuting in 1999, the TV anime was…
During the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony, then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared out of a large green…
This year, more than ever, people are wearing face masks. Twitter user Shuka, who specializes in cyberpunk designs,…
Thirteen-year-old Seira Watanabe is a huge Godzilla fan. She has an impressive collection of figures and does an…
During this global pandemic, Japan has issued a tourist ban. Currently, visitors from 159 countries are not able to…
Now that Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is out, people have a chance to see what it’s like first-hand. But they’re…
South Korean news reports that a 20-something man has been arrested after lighting up around 100 cigarettes in the…
Earlier this year, the Ghibli Museum was temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus concerns. In July it opened at…
Back in 2016, when Pokémon Go first launched in Japan, the popular augmented reality game began a collaboration with…
In September 2019, Nintendo revealed that remakes of the first two Famicom Tantei Club games were heading to the…
At four locations in Japan, KFC is rolling out pick-up lockers for contactless ordering.
Say hello to the E2-Mask Z. This face-covering headset uses AI to read expressions of happiness, sadness, anger, and…
It’s October. Things have been tough. We should take a break. We should watch anime.
This weekend, a Japanese porn maker Soft on Demand opened what it calls “an adult theme park” in Tokyo. Perhaps 2020…
A life-sized Godzilla attraction will open this weekend at the Nijigen no Mori amusement park on Japan’s Awaji…