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After Child Pornography Fine, Rurouni Kenshin Will Resume Publication This June
After Nobuhiro Watsuki was charged with possession of child pornography last fall, his manga Rurouni Kenshin was placed on hiatus. This June, it will resume serialization in Japan.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Nioh Statue Costs Nearly $1,000
Japan’s Prime 1 Studio has crafted a 24-inch statue of Nioh hero William. It’s nice! And expensive.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
This Isn’t Just A Cat Cafe, It’s Like A Cat Theme Park
If you’re going to pick one cat cafe in Tokyo, this one seems nice.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Nintendo Now Selling Cardboard Separately In Case You Destroy Your Nintendo Labo Creations
Before purchasing Nintendo Labo, one of my concerns was about replacement parts. What if my kids destroy the cardboard? What if I accidentally sit or step on a Toy-Con? Good news, because starting today, Nintendo’s online shop will start selling replacement cardboard.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
SNK Is Working On New Hardware Packed With Games
The SNK brand is celebrating its 40th anniversary. To mark this milestone and to thank fans, the Osaka-based game company is working on a “new game machine” that will feature a compilation of popular Neo-Geo games.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
The Sega Saturn Has Been Reborn As A Scale And Body Monitor
The Sega Saturn doesn’t only live on in our memories, but as a bathroom scale in Japan.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Iconic Shibuya 109 Building Is Changing Its Logo
If you’ve been to Tokyo, you’ve seen Shibuya 109. The building is a symbol of Japanese youth culture. If you’ve played Square Enix’s The World Ends with You, then you also are familiar with it.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
A Life-Sized Anime Figure Worth Pondering
One of the most famous Devilman tableaus shows the character sitting deep in thought on Tokyo Tower. The pose is recreated in toys and small figures. A few years back, it was even turned into a life-sized figure, which folks are now rediscovering.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
The Best Affordable Japanese Whisky You Can Buy
Japanese whisky sure can be expensive. While older bottlings can easily fetch thousands of dollars, or at the super-premium end, hundreds of thousands, there are Japanese whiskies that are both affordable and excellent.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Konami Is Making A New Castlevania Game For i0S
It’s called Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and going into closed beta in Japan. No word yet on a release date or if the action game will get an international release.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
YouTuber Apologizes For Seven Minutes After Tournament Loss
Last Saturday, YouTuber Mokou posted a video in which he said he’d retire from pro gaming if he didn’t win any prize money at this past Sunday’s Puyo Puyo tournament. He lost and now he’s really sorry. Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Flicking People Off Becomes A Photo Trend Among Pop Team Epic Fans
People in Japan have long known what flipping the bird means. But recently, it’s become more prevalent, among Pop Team Epic fans.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Frozen Coca-Cola Released In Japan
Summer is still a while away, but Coca-Cola is releasing “Coca-Cola Frozen Lemon” this week in Japan. It’s a Coke-flavored slushie style drink with, you guessed it, a twist of lemon.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Grave Of The Fireflies’ Movie Poster Has A Hidden (And Depressing) Secret
Grave of the Fireflies is one of the saddest animated movies—no, movies, full stop—ever made. Decades after it’s original release, people have discovered a haunting, hidden image in the Japanese movie poster.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Promoting Avengers Reaches New Levels Of Annoying In Japan
It often feels like the way movies are promoted in Japan are…peculiar. But Japanese moviegoers do complain about how posters are changed for their market. The same goes for commercials.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Slowpoke Is Unexpectedly Fast When Crossing City Streets
Slowpoke is called that for a reason. It’s a slow Pokémon! Except when crossing the street, because then Slowpoke speeds up.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Why Ronald McDonald’s Name Is Slightly Different In Japan
One of the world’s most famous corporate mascots has a slightly different name in Japan, where Ronald McDonald is known as Donald McDonald.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Japan Is Getting Two Cowboy Bebop Cafes
Cowboy Bebop is coming back! In cafe form, that is. This May, Cowboy Bebop cafes will open for a limited time in Tokyo and Osaka.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Japan’s School Bags Are Expensive and Fashionable
Grade schoolers across Japan carry leather backpacks called “randoseru” (ランドセル). Traditionally, kids have carried one of two colors: black for boys, and red for girls. In recent years, however, that’s changed.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com