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The encounter left the now-legendary player bloody, swollen, and seriously contemplating his future with fighting games. Since Umehara is now 38 years old, this incident would have taken pl…
Initial reviews lent credence to that idea; some critics adored Death Stranding despite its sharp corners and long, uneventful stretches. The saga of Kojima’s comments on American Death Str…
A collectible card game, Yakuza Online was also a departure from the gameplay of the mainline series. Hitting the streets of Yokohama’s Isezaki, it looks like past Yakuza games with urban Japan …
Online in Japan, fans are wondering why the mascot character and the official representative for the country’s biggest game magazine Famitsu appear in Death Stranding. Famitsu recently gave the …
When the fish market relocates, the outer market will stay behind. Photo : Brian Ashcraft ( Kotaku )An outer market stall selling dried fish products. AdvertisementOver the past three decad…
On November 1, a billboard went up in Tokyo’s Akihabara near the station. The billboard is for an adult game called, Motto! Blazing Boobs Super Erotic Heart Mark App Academy!” Below is the …
East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. High school students in Japa…
A brand new Pokemon game is releasing this week. AdvertisementBeyond Pokemon Sword and Shield, the week is filled with a bunch of games and a lot of variety. Well, go play Bee Simulator, wh…
Each year, folks in the town of Chikuzen, Japan create sculptures out of rice straw to mark the fall harvest. This year, they’ve brought Space Battleship Yamato to life. According to Nico N…
East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Anime eyes might look OK in, well, anime, but on real-life humans, …
