Shortly before she died, she issued a series of troubling social media posts implying she had been cyber-bullied.
Skip Twitter post by @we_are_stardom Stardom fans,We are very sorry to report that ou…

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Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Due to covid-19, this year’s biggest conventions, whether that’s …

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Line (Tokyo) — LVC Corporation, a subsidiary of Line Corporation and operator of Line’s cryptocurrency and blockchain-related businesses, announces plans to begin trading its digital currency in Japa…

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The Japanese government declared a state of emergency on April 7th. However that doesn't mean tokyo and other cities goes into lockdown.
Of course, I thought the office district was less crowded than…

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New York (CNN Business) Nintendo revealed on Friday that 160,000 accounts were breached since the beginning of April, by hackers using others' Nintendo Network IDs without permission.
The company ann…

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The Lego Group did reveal, though, that there will be a special Lego Super Mario app that keeps track of your scores, offers digital instruction manuals, a forum for sharing ideas, and suggestions fo…

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The first three seasons of Sailor Moon, the landmark anime series which originally aired between 1992 and 1995, are releasing for free on the franchise’s official YouTube channel, CrunchyRoll reports…

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Hatsune Miku’s Nintendo Switch debut is just around the corner! Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix launches exclusively in digital format on Nintendo Switch on May 15, 2020.

Check out a new trailer …

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Screenshot : SegaIn what must be the oddest Japanese corporate announcement ever, comedian Egashira 2:50 reveals that Sega Games and Sega Interactive are merging to become...Sega.
Egashira 2 :50 says…

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All images © Kushino TerraceYears before the era of Instagram and food bloggers, the self-taught artist Itsuo Kobayashi was memorializing every meal he ate.
Using a combination of illustration, colla…

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