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Sailor Moon is never far from the spotlight, what with the franchise’s permanent stage show restaurant in Tokyo, beautiful apparel collaboration with Uniqlo, and the distribution of Sailor Moon condo…
Virtual travel is the next best thing if you can’t physically visit Japan. Being stuck at home while the world is in quarantine doesn’t mean you can’t daydream about a future trip to Japan.…
Over the past few days, users of Nintendo consoles may have been notified of unrecognized logins on their Nintendo accounts. According to Nintendo, attackers leveraged Nintendo Network ID (NNID)…
Photo : Japan Retro Game AssociationKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. AdvertisementIn order to…
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Yet, some pachinko parlors refuse to close. AdvertisementPeople are packed into close quarters in pachinko parlors, and they touch the machines and little metal balls they win. Advertisemen…
Screenshot : NintendoAccording to Nintendo’s Japanese page, production has ended for the gray, neon yellow and red Joy-Con sets. The controllers will be available in other colors in Japan.
Nintendo has confirmed a huge hack that allowed access to 160,000 people's accounts on its online services. Rumours of a hack had spread in recent days as players reported suspicious logins…
Undulating in form and almost dreamy in effect, the famous lantern-like sculptures of Ruth Asawa have been recognizable for decades. But Asawa’s life is as rich in detail and twisting in pa…
Mao is six and swaddled in a heavy kimono, her face covered in the thick white greasepaint of a Kabuki actor. The crowd roars its approval, throwing sachets filled with coins at the stage, where…
