In the Baki manga and anime, Yujiro Hanma is the toughest character. He has superhuman strength and now, his own…
Here are the winners and finalists that will represent Japan in the 2018 Gunpa Builders World Cup.
When Chinese game site A9VG recently covered Kingdom Hearts III, it decided to remove one thing: Winnie the Pooh.
Do you like Kit Kats? What about Japanese Kit Kats? To mark the 45th anniversary of when the chocolate treats first…

Touken Ranbu, the online browser game about famous swords personified as handsome dudes, is getting a feature film adaptation. Here’s a first look. The movie opens in Japan on January 18.

SE SO NEON is one of the most interesting Korean indie artists active today. Just look at this gorgeous music video,…
Representing Japan, Miss Universe contestant Yuumi Kato is dressing as Sailor Moon for the country’s national…
Over the past few years, several life-sized Gundam statues have gone up in Japan. Either they didn’t move at all or…
Later this month, a very special Whopper is going on sale in Japan. Packed with five flame-grilled patties, this…

In Japanese, there is an expression: deru kui wa utareru (出る杭は打たれる). It’s the equivalent of the English phrase, “The…

Here in New York, home of the Kotaku mothership, we just got our first dusting of snow last week. (In November!)
Sometimes in Japan, it feels like all the good retro game stuff has been snapped up by famous retailers. That, or…
Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan debuted in 2009. Now it is entering its final arc, hurtling the popular manga to a…
Earlier this year, Kotaku reported that a bunch of plush toys based on the first gen Pokémon plushies were going on…
Shibu and Lily met in Odaiba, Tokyo while playing Pokémon Go. They fell in love and were recently married. Congrats…
Final Fantasy VII Remake was first announced back in 2015 with third-party studio CyberConnect2 handling…
This summer, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike player Kenji Kuroda was arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts…

I have a thing about songs with saxophone riffs. And that thing is: I can’t resist them.
In 2015, Vanillaware announced 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. That was then. Now,…