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Shin Ultraman Movie's Release Delayed By Covid-19
29.3.2021
Originally scheduled for “early summer” in Japan, the upcoming Shin Ultraman movie will be delayed.Read more
If Sega Won't Make A New Monkey Ball, These Guys Will
25.3.2021
Monkey Ball creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is busy doing Yakuza stuff right now, and in his absence Sega has spent the last decade neglecting the series. Not to worry! Rolled Out is here, looking exactly like Monkey Ball only for the fact that there’s a rodent in there.Read more
Japanese Company Creates "Monster Hunter Holiday" For New Game's Release
24.3.2021
Whenever a massive game is released, no doubt, diehard fans wish nothing more than to take the day off. Some may suddenly find themselves coming down with a cold and the only recipe for recovery is a day of gaming.Read more
Konami Closes 16 Of Its Sports Clubs In Japan Due To Covid-19
24.3.2021
In Japan, Konami doesn’t only make video games. It also has a major chain of sports clubs. Gyms have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, and Konami has to shutter a number of its locations.Read more
Incredible Yakuza: Like A Dragon Cosplay Is Punching Me In The Face
24.3.2021
The last time we saw Enyen dabbling in Yakuza cosplay, it was as a solitary star of the gangster saga. This time, he’s back, and just like Ichiban in Like a Dragon, he’s brought some friends.Read more
Japanese City Features Slowpoke On Postal Truck And Mail Box
23.3.2021
Slowpoke might not exactly be the image postal carriers are going for, but in Japan, the sluggishly cute Pokémon is known as Yadon.Read more
The Latest Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer Teases a Very Special Guest Star
20.3.2021
We already knew that Mechagodzilla would be popping up in Godzilla vs. Kong—check him out in toy form—but the latest teaser hyping the movie’s March 31 bow on HBO Max gives us a glimmer of his robotically glowing orbs...via his archrival Godzilla’s giant peeper. Feast your own eyes and see...
Friday's Best Deals: Intel Core i7-10700KF Processor, Xbox Digital Game Sale, Kyoku Japanese Nakiri Knife, Foreo Luna 2, Falcon & Winter Soldier Comics, and More
19.3.2021
A 10th Gen Intel Core i7 and Xbox digital game sale lead Friday’s best deals.Read more
Anime-Themed Gaming Chair Has A Katana Holder
19.3.2021
Forget a place to hold your drink or snacks! This Demon Slayer-themed gaming chair from Lenovo has a place to store a katana.Read more
Scarlet Nexus Out June 25, Anime To Follow
18.3.2021
Scarlet Nexus, the “brain punk” action role-playing game from Bandai Namco, will come out on June 25. It’ll be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. Read more
Demon Slayer Anime Film Slapped With R-Rating In The US
18.3.2021
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train is the highest-grossing film in Japanese movie history. Now, the movie is headed to US theaters. With an R-rating.Read more
Stadia Exclusive Super Bomberman R Online Is Coming To PC And Consoles So People Can Play It
16.3.2021
Launched exclusively on Stadia on September 1, Super Bomberman R Online is all the explosive cartoon fun of Super Bomberman R plus a 64-player online battle royale mode that plays out across multiple game boards. Today Konami announced the game is coming soon to consoles and PC with crossplay,...
Pirate The New Evangelion Film And Risk Prison, Studio Points Out
15.3.2021
It often seems inevitable. Whenever a big movie is released, there are individuals ready to pirate the film. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is no exception.Read more
Japanese Court Convicts Bitcoin Tax Evader- Trader Gets a Year in Prison Plus Fine for $200K
13.3.2021
Japanese authorities aren’t hesitating in hunting down anyone considered a crypto tax evader. A court in Ishikawa has sentenced one of them, a 56-year-old man that will spend one year in prison, plus pay a $200,000 fine. Sentenced Man Didn’t Disclose His BTC Trading Activity of...
Japanese Crypto Tax Evader Hit with Year-long Jail Sentence
11.3.2021
The Japanese courts have sent an ominous warning signal to would-be crypto tax evaders – by jailing a 56-year-old man who pleaded ignorance of how Japan’s crypto tax laws work.
Per Chunichi, the man, an office worker named Hideji Matsuda, was given a one-year sentence and fined over USD 202,000...
FX Branch of Japanese Giant SBI Planning Crypto Move – Report
10.3.2021
Another subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant the SBI Group, FX Clearing Trust, is reportedly targetting crypto-related business expansion.
Per an official release, the firm has now acquired a license for investment trust-related business operations, and will rename itself the SBI Clearing...
I Found Some Rad Tracks At This Virtual Japanese Music Festival
8.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Instead of highlighting a single soundtrack today, I wanna tell you about my visit to a virtual music festival this weekend, where I found lots of great tracks.Read more
New Evangelion Statue Going Up In Japan For A Limited Time
8.3.2021
With Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, heading to theaters in Japan, a new Unit-01 statue is going up in Ibaraki Prefecture.Read more
The Long History of Godzilla's Cinematic Looks
2.3.2021
Godzilla isn’t just a monster movie icon, the king of all kaiju: he is a king of looks too. In the nearly seven decades he’s been stomping around the box office, Godzilla’s gone through more appearances than most cinematic legends ever could. From his earliest days to his upcoming smashup with Kong...
All about ramyeon, the Korean comfort food that’s more than just a trend
1.3.2021
Over the last year, I can say with a clear conscience that I never once hoarded toilet paper. But I did stockpile instant Korean noodles, with no thought or care for those who might go without.Read more