3/11/20 7:00AM
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Each spring, over 150,000 people gather at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo for the Nico Nico Cho…
5/01/18 7:00AM
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NicoNico, Japan’s video sharing platform, holds a big party every year called Chokaigi at the Makuhari Messe in…
4/06/16 6:30AM
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This isn’t your typical Japanese high school entrance ceremony.
3/09/16 5:00AM
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Further proof that Let’s Play stars can go mainstream, even in Japan.
2/01/16 7:30AM
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Yep, this is a giant (and fully playable) Famicom controller. It was on display at Game Party 2016 over the weekend in Japan, and people could co-op play Super Mario Bros. For more pics, check out Gigazine.
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1/08/16 7:00AM
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Live near Tokyo? Like video games? Oh goodie. Later this month, the Tokaigi Game Party Japan kicks off at Chiba’s Makuhari Messe. There will be loads of games to play as well as an enormous 2-meter-across controller with which you can play Super Mario Bros. Sounds neat!
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11/06/15 5:30AM
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What’s your thoughts on headwear that look like underpants? Because a lady who goes by Korotoro is making each pair,…
10/23/15 8:00AM
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In the West, Twitch is an internet superpower. In Japan, things couldn’t be more different. Mainstream success will…
9/24/15 6:00AM
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5/30/12 6:00AM
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The Nico Nico video app is coming to the PS Vita in the US. Nico Nico Douga, wildly popular in Japan, is already…