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Fans Gather To Say Goodbye To A Legendary Sega Arcade
21.9.2021
Last month, Sega announced that its Sega Ikebukuro Gigo arcade would be closing on September 20. Yesterday, fans gathered to say goodbye to the legendary game center at a ceremony Sega held to mark the end of its 28-year-run. Read more
Action Game Shows BOTW Up, Has A Great Weapon Durability System
20.9.2021
Weapon durability in video games carries a semblance of realism, illustrating that nothing lasts forever no matter how well it’s built. Still, having my shiny new sword break in something like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is some bullshit. It not only disrupts game flow when I’m pulling...
Netflix's Kate Did Do Right By Japanese Tattooing
15.9.2021
For all the things that Kate gets wrong, it did get one important thing right: properly crediting tattoo artists. Read more
Another Japanese Crypto Exchange Will Add XRP Support
13.9.2021
lowing a period of maintenance. The firm added that in addition to spot trading, the coin would also “be available” for margin and leveraged trading.Like many other international exchanges, a large number of Japanese trading platforms delisted or “temporarily suspended” XRP trading after the
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Netflix's Kate
13.9.2021
Have you seen Kate yet? Folks in Japan have, and they have opinions. Let’s have a look!The Netflix original debuted last Friday. Set in Japan and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, it tells the story of a deadly assassin out for revenge. Internationally, the reviews for Kate have been not great!...
Incredible Death Stranding Cosplay Even Gets The Landscape Right
13.9.2021
There’s plenty of great Death Stranding cosplay to go around already, but this new video piece really goes the extra mile by having even the place it was shot look just like the game’s desolate future America.Read more
Eight-Year-Old Japanese Boy Starts Building ETH Fortune Selling NFTs
10.9.2021
onews.com/coins/ethereum">ethereum (ETH) profits.The boy, whose name was withheld both on his social media channels and in an interview with Business Insider Japan, is known only as Zombie Z
The Meaning Of Kawaii
9.9.2021
Kawaii. You hear it in anime, you hear it on TV shows, and you hear it on the streets of Japan, where the word is uttered by young and old alike. With people around the world growing up on Japanese popular culture, the word has also entered the international zeitgeist. But what does kawaii actually...
Japanese Regulator Has NFTs, IEOs in its Sights as it Eyes More Crypto Regulation
8.9.2021
ttps://cryptonews.com/news/japanese-regulator-likely-to-create-new-defi-nft-cbdc-regula-11141.htm">reported on the launch of a new FSA “study group” that was charged with finding ways “to deal with digital and decentralized finance (
Metal Gear's Japanese Voice Actor Gets New Role As Daisuke Jigen from Lupin III
7.9.2021
For the past five decades, Lupin’s loyal, cool-as-cool sidekick Daisuke Jigen has been voiced by Kiyoshi Kobayashi. The 88-year-old voice actor announced that he is finally stepping down. Read more
Beat Takeshi Not Injured After Car Attacked by Man with a Pickax
6.9.2021
This Saturday at 11:40pm Japan Time, a man with a pickax attacked at car carrying actor and film director Takeshi Kitano, best known by his stage name Beat Takeshi. The attacker even called for the 74-year-old filmmaker get out of his car. Thankfully, neither Kitano nor his driver were injured....
Japan’s Financial Giant SBI to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund
4.9.2021
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is reportedly launching a crypto fund that will invest in several cryptocurrencies. “I want people to hold it together with other assets and experience firsthand how useful it can be for diversifying portfolios,” said an executive of...
XRP to Resume Trading on Japanese Exchange, Ripple-SEC War Continues
3.9.2021
Ripple has scored a major coup in Japan – a nation where it is one of the most popular altcoins – with the e-commerce giant Rakuten’s exchange announcing that it will resume trading the XRP token.
In an official release, Rakuten Wallet stated that it would begin XRP trading on September 8....
Seven Recent Gems Shown Off By Gaming’s Coolest Japanese Collective
2.9.2021
Yesterday, the Japanese indie collective Asobu aired its second annual showcase. Over the course of two hours, independent developers from around the globe showed off dozens of games. Here’s an archived version of the stream:Read more
Japanese Earthquakes Are Terrifying, Even In VR
2.9.2021
Earthquakes are a part of life in Japan. And they have been for thousands of years. But that doesn’t mean you get used to them, or that they don’t remain truly terrifying. In Japan, Professor Tomoki Itamiya of Aichi University of Technology has been specializing in computer modeling to simulate...
Japanese Business Giants Ready NFT, Blockchain Development Moves
1.9.2021
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. Some of Japan’s biggest crypto players are gearing up to make new non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain moves – with Rakuten, Line and Coincheck preparing new projects.
Rakuten, which operates one of the country’s biggest e-commerce platforms, as well an e-pay...
Final Fantasy XIV Themed Fried Chicken Goes On Sale In Japan
31.8.2021
Today, in Japan, convenience store chain Lawson launched Final Fantasy XIV chicken. What flavor is it? The Crystal of Light and Darkness, as the box states.Or, as noted in the parentheses, “Pepper and Tartar Sauce Flavor.” The light part must be the tartar sauce, while the dark park must be...
Report: Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi Leaving Sega To Join NetEase
30.8.2021
Veteran developer Toshihiro Nagoshi, of Sega Rally, Monkey Ball and Yakuza fame, is in the final stages of negotiating a contract to leave Sega and join Chinese company NetEase, according to a report on Bloomberg.Read more
Square Enix Donates $45,000 To Japanese Red Cross For Torrential Rain Relief
27.8.2021
Last month, parts of Japan were hit with devastating torrential rain. Game maker Square Enix has donated 5 million yen ($45,000) as part of an effort to help out. Japan’s rainy season is typically between May and July. This year, the rains were particularly heavy in parts of the country. In...
Bravely Default II Gets PC Port In September
26.8.2021
Previously a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Bravely Default II is coming to PC via Steam on September 2, Square Enix announced today. This marks the first time the classic JRPG-inspired series has come to a non-Nintendo, non-smartphone platform.Read more