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Dragon Quest (Page 3)
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Koichi Sugiyama’s political beliefs keep some gamers from enjoying the video game series, so this famous Japanese psychiatry expert has her own special cheat code.
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Now that we’re two decades on from the ’90s, what shows would you like to see receive a modern day make-over?
The city of Yokohama adds an awesome, eight-meter (26.3-foot) tall attraction to convince people to come down from Tokyo for the afternoon.
Remember the time we hired a lookalike and reenacted a classic Jackie Chan fight? Of course we do, we still have the video evidence!
“Now, the time for heroes has come again” …those very Heroes who used to stay up past their bedtimes and come to dinner late when on a quest!
Iconic video game fanfare rewards purchasers of Dragon Quest Critical Hit-Flavor fried chicken.
Creative celebration includes a tip of the hat to one more beloved Japanese RPG franchise too.
Slimes draw near following conclusion of rice field art project.
Battery drained from playing too much Pokémon GO on the train? Don’t worry, there’s a Slime for that.
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