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In 2020, Nintendo saw huge profits, likely boosted by people quarantined at home, playing video games.
Brian Ashcraft
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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.
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Two years ago, Sony stopped selling digital download codes for its games through retailers like Amazon, Best Buy,…
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Surprised to see the game based on Made In Abyss receiving an adults-only rating? If you’ve seen the anime, you…
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Today, Nintendo announced that Chris Meledandri will join the Nintendo board as an Outside Director as of June 29.
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Muv-Luv debuted as a visual novel way back in 2003. Now, in 2021, it’s getting a new anime series this fall. The…
May 4
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This month, an establishment calling itself “Esports Gym” will open in Tokyo. It claims to be the first in the…
May 4
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The Demon Slayer feature film was a box office juggernaut in Japan, surpassing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away as the…
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Like Gundam? Have lots of money? Well, does a Japanese jewelry company have a product for you. Several, actually.
May 3
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The town of Noto in Ishikawa received millions of yen due to the impact of covid-19. The money was part of a rural…
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Resident Evil Village the video game? Seems scary! But the puppet show? Absolutely adorable and totally messed up.
Apr 30
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Originally slated for release on May 14, the Japanese release of Godzilla vs. Kong has been delayed due to the state…
Apr 30
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A life-sized, one-to-one scale Freedom Gundam statue has been completed in Shanghai.
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Famed composer Shunsuke Kikuchi has died from pneumonia, Oricon reports. He was 89.
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This summer, Earth Defense Force 2 will be released in Japan under the title Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo…
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Koichi Domoto, one half of the Japanese boy band Kinki Kids, has roped in Square Enix for his upcoming solo album Pla…
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According to Sina, one of China’s largest news portals, a man was recently arrested at Mihoyo’s Shanghai…
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After nearly two and a half years, Super Mario Party is getting new online play options in a free update.
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Earlier this spring, when it was announced that Demon Slayer was getting a dreaded R-rating in the US, there was…
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One of Hideaki Anno’s earliest gigs was animating the seminal God Warrior sequence in Nausicaä of the Valley of the…