If you've been holding on to your Wii all these years, Nintendo has some unfortunate news for you.
The company's Japanese division announced on its website (via Kotaku) that it will no longer be serv…

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Japan is infamous for its excessive, often elaborate, plastic packaging.
The cashier is unconcerned when I say I don’t want a bag, but she looks at me like I’m some kind of eccentric when I say I don…

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Shuto “Shuton” Moriya after being presented with a controller for winning first-place at Evo Japan’s Smash Bros.
Ultimate tournament.
Screenshot : TwitchShuto “Shuton” Moriya won his first ever Smash…

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Authorities found about 24,000 pieces of mail at the man's house in Kanagawa, near Tokyo.
The unnamed 61-year-old reportedly said it was "too much bother to deliver them," and that he did not want to…

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Japanese fan artists give us a glimpse of what a normal life would be like in the amazing world of Pokémon.
Part of what makes the Pokémon world so special is that unlike some other fantasy stories, …

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The names of the toys – Turnin’ Turbo Dashboard; Fun-To-Drive Dashboard – might not ring any bells.
Cue reams of nostalgic commenters flung back into their playground days, when kids could be kids an…

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 16:13 | Lifestyle, AllJapanese travel agencies and local governments gathered at the New York Times Travel Show on Friday in the hope of drawing more American tourists to t…

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Japan DataA recent survey revealed some interesting facts about married Japanese couples, including their tendency to often eat dinner together but rarely have sex.
A national survey on household tre…

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The life of a manga artist is one of nonstop work, painful failures, and cutthroat competition.
However, looking at a comic that Japanese manga artist and Twitter user @kohara_motoshi recently posted…

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Generations ago, Japan decided to flip the script on Valentine’s Day and it became a custom for girls to give gifts, usually chocolate, to guys in the country.
Making chocolate yourself takes more ti…

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