The Week In Games: The Sweet Release Of Death Stranding
Finally, after years of weird teasers and trailers, we all will have a chance to sit down and actually play Death Stranding. Starring Norman Redus, Death Stranding releases for PS4 this week.…
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Portals of the past: Peering into Tokyo's traditional kissaten coffee shops
“Sorry, we’re full,” I hear someone say as I open the door to Ladrio, a pre-eminent kissaten (traditional coffee shop) situated in a tumbledown alley in Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighborhood. Coffe…
Death Stranding: Hideo Kojima explains his new game
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Death Stranding: A reaction to 'Trump and Brexit'Sam Porter Bridges is scared. Connection is the central theme of acclaimed g…
Star Wars is being turned into a kabuki play with one Japan's biggest stars playing Kylo Ren
Turn it into a kabuki play, if you have to. A major exception is coming soon, though, with a kabuki play set a long, long time ago. Later this month a Star Wars kabuki play will be held in …
Manga cafe with 24-hour, all-you-can-eat food might be cheapest place to stay (or live) in Japan
According to the poster on the right, the Gran Customa manga cafe is offering all-you-can-eat takikomigohan. For those who’ve never tried it, takikomigohan is a traditional Japane…
Protect your sweets from fridge thieves with Japan’s Pudding Alert 2.1 system!【Video】
The primary components of the Pudding Alert system are a sensor-equipped plate and a monitor. If the thief repents and puts the pudding back, Pudding Alert calms down, and announces “The pu…
2019 Top Jobs in Japan Week 45
Can you dance, sing or act? Then this is the job for you! Youth Theatre Japan (YTJ) is the one and only English Theater Company for the younger generation in Japan. YTJ are now hiring …
Japan 'probably the greatest' tournament, says World Rugby chief Beaumont – video
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont believes the Japan tournament will ‘probably be remembered as the greatest Rugby World Cup’. “We’ve broken records at every level,” said Beaumont a day aft…
Beautiful Zelda, awesome Pokémon/Mario crossover merch are Nintendo Tokyo shop exclusives【Pics】
We’re just a few weeks away from the grand opening of Nintendo Tokyo, the company’s first-ever dedicated specialty shop in Japan. Nintendo Tokyo will be carrying the Super Mario x Pokémon 8…
Shibuya Halloween Throwback: When a Japanese woman's costume was at the mercy of passersby【Pics】
The thing is that you don’t actually need copious amounts of alcohol, raucous partying, or even a costume to enjoy Halloween. Regretfully, Miss Tsumami Gui was forced to disrobe her cardboard co…