11 things to know before playing the English-friendly real-life version of the hit video game.
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Six new designs unveiled in continuing series that salutes Japan’s natural beauty and cultural legacy.
An elegant rearrangement of an iconic piece of video game music history, plus where to hear the musician play live.
Kanji are one of the hardest parts of leaning Japanese, but they’re easier when they have move sets related to their meanings.
The conclusion of our slow-life adventure to Japan’s northernmost prefecture with trains, hot springs, and so muh delicious seafood.
Got some leftover change after a day of pop culture treasure-hunting? Then this JR station has a vending machine you’ll want to check out.
Yeah, yeah, people say Japanese is a hard language to learn. But Beni shows that even a humble pooch can pick up some vocabulary.
College student sets national karaoke quality record by tricking the machine with the sounds of his horn.
From wannabe gangster to would-be 2-D heartthrob in just seconds.
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If Nintendo won’t make a sequel, you can make one yourself, and turn your home into a haunted house, for just a few bucks.
Players can use cardboard boxes, Snake’s patented hold-up move to outwit armed human guards.
After carrying passengers to Hokkaido, the Hokutosei is now taking guests to slumberland with a great location and special beer.
When a student’s love of anime pops up during school time, some teachers would be mad, but this one decided to be awesome instead.
Chamber of Raven would be a cool video game stage, but instead it’s an amazing real-world restaurant.
These plastic warriors are trawling for a brawling, cruising for a bruising, and sampling for a trampling.
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