Arcade shmup developer Cave is making a new...arcade shmup. The new game is called "Akai Katana".
An online survey of over 300 Japanese women revealed that more than 50 percent of them do not think they can…
Nintendo's newest mini-game good time, Wii Party, makes it debut in Japan, handily defeating its competitors with a…
At this year's Tokyo Toy Show, Square Enix showed off...toys. There are loads of Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and…

You'd think that a Slime drink in a blue bottle would be blue. Or one in an orange-red bottle would be orange-red.…
This year isn't over. I checked the calendar, and it still said "2010". Right now, we are at the half-way point.…
Raise your glasses, because that boozing-and-bar girl game Dream Club is making the leap from the Xbox 360 to the…
A Miku Hatsune Ferrari F430 Spider. Seen on the streets of Akihabara, Japan by Moeyo. Part I can be seen here.

Like its previous title, Namco Bandai's idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER 2 is coming to the Xbox 360. Time to…
Kazuma Kiryu, the hero of Sega's Yakuza series, has a back full of yakuza-style ink. But it's not only Japanese…

The news that 44-year-old voice actress Ikue Otani - best known for voicing Pokémon character Pikachu - had died…
Klax cigarettes, a curious, dangerous choice of promotional item given to Japanese gamers by Atari. As seen at Incred…
What to do when your Japanese role-playing games take months, years or forever to get an English translation? Rip…
Nintendo's recent price drop on its line of portable game machines is giving the platform a big boost in Japan. As…
God Eater, Namco Bandai's Monster Hunter clone, is popular in Japan. So popular that it recently had its own…
This summer, like the summer before it and the summer before it, will see Wonder Festival. What's the big deal about…
Capcom isn't stopping at Sengoku Basara 3 food. How do you like them apples? No, literally.
A popular theme of late is how Japan has lost its edge. The country isn't where it should be. But, says one game…