It turns out that making freaky ghosts wear Snapchat-style filters does not make them less scary.
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Special room at Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates release of the long-awaited release of Kingdom Hearts III from video game publisher Square Enix.
The wait is over, and the capsule toy feline fashions are now being modeled by Japan’s cats.
Relax your body and improve your Poké-knowledge at the same time.
Month-long modding project lets him go back to the 32-bit past on the go.
Gamer father showed his power, but the Japanese Internet thinks he might not have displayed much wisdom.
Celebrate the completion of your quest to find your true love with a real-world version of the video game’s Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.
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.
200-year-old sake brewery teams up with Final Fantasy’s legendary designer for a very special crossover.
Right after the game went on sale, the Internet’s greatest minds went to work unlocking its dark secrets.
Unnecessary revamping of graphics leads some to view it as a case of anime-ization gone too far.
Maximum points for accuracy to the Pokémon source material, zero points for cuteness.
Dialogue in new Nintendo Switch video game is just fine for little kids, but “a form of harassment” for older fans.
Ninja girl anime/video game franchise Senran Kagura continues to have one thing (or two things) on its mind.
Why just say “I accept the terms of this transaction” when you can say “I accept the terms of this transaction, and also PIKA!”
The latest snaps of Tony Jaa and Milla Jovovich in their Monster Hunter guises have drawn a mixed set of reactions from the Japanese net.
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One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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