Actor and musician Pierre Taki, who voices yakuza Kyohei Hamura in Judgment, has been arrested for alleged illegal…
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In Japan, Love Hotels are specifically designed as places where folks can go and have sex. At Hotel Eldia, when…
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In one of the most famous scenes of Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away, the protagonist Chihiro follows train tracks…
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Octopath Traveler is getting a prequel for smartphones called Octopath Traveler: Tairiku no Haisha (Conquerors of the Continent). Announced for Japan, the free-to-play RPG features and all-new story set a few years before the first game.
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On March 20, a new Gundam Cafe is opening in Osaka’s Dotonbori, serving up Mobile Suit themed eats and drinks. It will also sell souvenirs and snacks with Gundam characters speaking in the local Osaka dialect.
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More Latin vibes in K-Pop is unquestionably good, as faint as they may be.
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On March 16, a Moomin theme park will open in Saitama, Japan. Let’s have a peek inside.
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The music video for Sunmi’s latest, Noir, is a biting critique of the image-obsessed Instagram influencer. This…
This is Masahiro Sakurai. He makes Smash Bros. games. At this point in his career, he could probably take things…
In Japan, a service called “My Family” is offering to sculpt realistic order-made masks depicting people’s family…
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The starters for Pokémon Sword And Shield are Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. They’re all cute. Which one will you…
A new Gintama anime was announced at an event over the weekend in Japan. Fittingly, the announcement trailer is rather humorous.
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