Singer Reina Tanaka was never a lighting rod for controversy. The twenty year-old is a member of the popular girl…

Seventeen year-old idol Karin Aiba is promoting PSP game Dangan-Ronpa in 15 second TV ads. The making-of…
And prefecture part is keen for the Wii? And what regions heart the PS3? All three consoles were put through Google…
Stealing is a crime. It's wrong. But, if you plan on breaking into a car and stealing someone's PSP, be sure that…
Two games, one for the PSP, one for the PlayStation 3, helped kick Mario's latest game from its perch at the top of…
Step off the train at Tokyo's geek and gaming mecca Akihabara, and you'll see them: maids. Besides serving cake and…
The Japanese version of Call of Duty: Black Ops is different. The game was retouched to tone down torture and…
The Sharp Galapagos is an upcoming 3D smartphone. And it's getting a handful of games that mean it might just give…
On September 1 at approximately 8:00pm, 27-year-old Makoto Sekiguchi from Yokohama uploaded images of unrevealed…
Nintendo DS adventure game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 will be out next February in Japan, and…
At the 2009 E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo revealed the Wii Vitality Sensor for the first time. The…
Japan is no stranger to niche publications, and it's game magazines are not exception. There are mags for dating…
Sales of Sony's PlayStation Portable may be way down—just like sales of the Nintendo DS—but the rival handhelds…

The November, Nintendo is launching a shopping service for the Nintendo Wii. It will put countless stores and…
Anime and video game voice actress Aya Hirano continues her move into mainstream Japanese entertainment. Today, she…
In Japan, PS3 games generally do way better than Xbox 360 games. Just look at the disparaging difference for…

Today at a Tokyo hotel, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shot down talk of a Wii price cut anytime soon. This comes…
After five weeks at the top of Japan's sales charts, Pokemon Black and Pokemon White have met their match — Mario.…
On Thursday morning at 6:00am Japan time, Takeshi Shudo collapsed at Nara Station. The 61 year-old was spotted near…