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There’s been lots of speculation about Nintendo’s next generation gaming console, which will reportedly be called the NX.
Vietnamese hobbyist Trần Vũ Trúc, using mostly undisclosed programming wizardry, introduced this Firefox browser-based emulator that adds a pixelized 3-D effect to many of the NES’s best games.
A lot has happened in the past 20 years of Poké-history, and now we have it conveniently summarized for us in nine info-packed minutes.
The first details have emerged about the budget and square-footage for the upcoming Nintendo-themed attraction space in USJ—and it’s much more significant than we anticipated.
Figurines, game kits, placemats and a specially marked fried chicken bucket are coming to KFC stores this spring.
Further proof that the company’s 16-bit console was one of the best-looking systems ever made.
The Super Mario Bros. are back to jump, flip and spin their way through another real-life level.
The beloved Pokémon continue to unstoppably, and adorably, expand their territory.
Get Link’s look without having to craft your own costume with this cool The Legend of Zelda hoodie.
Mario and Luigi appear in a new artwork that combines traditional Japanese art techniques with the modern-day video game world.



















Uniqlo Ukiyo-e Blue T-shirts: A cool-hued reinterpretation of some of Japan’s greatest paintings
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese company selling bear-proof automatic doors
Toyota City civil servant arrested for using government access to run a detective agency
This beautiful Nara inn was once home to a Living National Treasure
Japan’s Fake Black Stockings offer sheer looks and winter-cold protection
Tokyo Cancel Christmas protest march cancelled by Revolutionary Alliance of Unpopular Men
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
East Japan Railway abolishes skirts, ribbons in women’s uniforms to “eliminate gender difference”
Tokyo hotel lets you make your stay a Sanrio one with special My Melody and Kuromi rooms【Pics】
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Japan considering raising international traveler departure tax even more than previously reported
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Shibuya’s Don Quijote?
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowd sizes in Nara?
China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning seems to be affecting Osaka’s Namba and Dotonbori neighborhoods
Japanese town suing resident for being a jerk
You can now buy a Japanese train station clock in Japan
Japanese police attempting to clamp down on “zombie cigarettes”
Tokyo’s Ueno Station has an unmanned noodle restaurant on its platform, and its no-joke good
Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】
Brand-new Pokémon park opens in Japan with larger-than-life-size Lapras【Photos】
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Naturally brown-haired Osaka student sues government for forcing her to dye her hair black
Japanese government considering tripling departure taxes to combat overtourism
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Japan’s Fake Black Stockings offer sheer looks and winter-cold protection
Tokyo Cancel Christmas protest march cancelled by Revolutionary Alliance of Unpopular Men
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
East Japan Railway abolishes skirts, ribbons in women’s uniforms to “eliminate gender difference”
Tokyo hotel lets you make your stay a Sanrio one with special My Melody and Kuromi rooms【Pics】
You can now buy a Japanese train station clock in Japan
Roughly 40 percent of single Japanese men in their 20s have never been on a date, survey says
Japanese convenience store chain has beer and sake dispensers that few people know about
New line of modern samurai fashion for fall/winter will make you warm and cool
Is Burger King Japan sending subliminal messages in its packaging for the new “Top” One Pounder?
Tokyo’s Ueno Station has an unmanned noodle restaurant on its platform, and its no-joke good
Japanese vending machines now have the strangest thing we never knew we needed: hot bottled water