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Personal endorsements from internationally famous faces help bring down cultural barriers.
Tells rising star it’s OK to cry, and does plenty of it herself.
Blue is Sega’s image color the world over, but fans in different parts of the world see different things.
Less Sailor Moon, more Stripper Moon, and an odd take on why people love the anime heroine.
Watch these Gokus dish out the biggest energy attack in history, entering the Guinness World Records in the process.
Both original version and upcoming remake are featured in musical salute to the definitive CD-based RPG video game.
Five years from now, astronauts from Japan are going to have a rare opportunity to walk on the moon.
Rumored to be working with the director of Dark Souls, the Japanese game industry’s biggest name in gritty, lore-rich fantasy.
After spending his first few years living in the U.S., he’s spent the rest of his life answering the same questions over and over.
The phone’s case is one-of-a-kind, but the charger can be yours, Hero of Hyrule with a low battery.
The director speaks to us about the film and how elements of Japanese culture have influenced him.
An American wartime propaganda video has one Japanese citizen reflecting on his nation’s societal structure today.
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