Developers looking to modernize Pokémon with the series’ first seamless open-world installment.
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Who wouldn’t feel like whipping up a batch of sweets if they shared their house with Pikachu and some other Poké pals?
Tekken pro asks guys under 170 centimeters (67 inches) tall to “please live your life with the idea ‘I have no human rights’ in your mind.”
”Do you play games on your smartphone?” asks interviewer before the two-time gold medalist says his two favorite games are from the ‘90s.
These new Pokéfuta also mean that half of all Japanese prefectures are now equipped with their own unique Pokémon manhole covers.
Characters from Yakuza, Virtua Fighter, and Sonic the Hedgehog want to give you a boost on test day or in your job interview.
If you’re so bad at action games that even you non-gamer spouse clowns on you, will you still have fun with the newest Pokémon game?
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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Abandoned Japanese houses transformed into stunning modern homes
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