Popular retail chain Yodobashi Camera sets the bar high with their “Tablet Computer Dreams i” New Year’s gift box.
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Lucky bags always make January a great time to go shopping in Japan, but it’s the prime dojinshi-buying time for a very different reason.
Video showing body of man who committed suicide in Aokigahara forest was only up for a day, but the backlash is likely to last much longer.
The biggest otaku in the SoraNews24 office runs down his picks for the five series you need to see to feel like you “watched anime” in 2017.
With a simple wish to start your year off with some tasty donuts, Krispy Kreme delivers big in this year’s bag.
Because when your name is the Hotel Mt. Fuji, you want your customers to be sure they’re going to see Japan’s most famous mountain.
Our reporter Meg turns her lens on 12 months’ worth of steamy male skin, including borderline-illegal cosplay.
Japan’s first-ever crane game fraud investigation claims arcades used secret setting so prizes could only be won in employee demonstrations.
Recent rule that companies must disclose probabilities not yet added to Japanese App Store, perhaps due to cultural differences.
Need something special to finish off your holiday party outfit? Let Pikachu and Eevee help.
Maybe it won’t be all bad when the machines gain sentience, as long as they prepare some nice snacks for us.
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