Sega returns with a nostalgic console from the late 80s
New York (CNN) Another console-maker from the 16-bit era of video games is trying to tap into the nostalgia market. Sega is making a return to stores on Thursday with a mini Genesis co…
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The Latest Grudge Film Is Concurrent With the Sarah Michelle Gellar Remake
Next year’s entry in The Grudge series won’t just be a spiritual successor to Takashi Shimizu’s franchise—it’ll be happening alongside it. According to Entertainment Weekly, the latest Sam Raimi…
Movie Review: The Japanese Ring vs. Grudge Horror Film Is Really Bad
It’s called Sadako vs. Kayako, or in simpler terms, The Ring vs. AdvertisementAt the start of this film, they’re both considered popular urban legends. Sadako vs. Kayako takes about 20 or 3…
One Cut of the Dead Finally Has a US Release Date, and It's Soon
Image: Third Window FilmsBeen feeling out of the loop that you haven’t seen the Japanese zombie flick One Cut of the Dead? Shudder has finally unveiled a U.S. release date for folks who want to …
One Cut of the Dead Remake: Japanese Cult Hit Gets Americanized
Photo: Third Window FilmsIn my opinion, Japanese horror comedy One Cut of the Dead belongs in the pantheon of great zombie movies. Variety reports that producer Patrick Cunningham (Martha Marcy …
Nintendo Seeks to Sustain Switch Sales With Stripped-Down Console
TOKYO—Nintendo Co. introduced a stripped-down Switch console, meant to keep up the line’s momentum in its third holiday season, as the videogame maker seeks to widen the Nintendo brand’s global …
Rugby: Japanese culture-inspired ceremony kicks off World Cup
Fuji to display the trophy that the teams will be playing for, before Crown Prince Akishino and World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont took to the field. "This is the moment that we have all be…
"Rugby Grandma": Designer behind Japan team's cherry blossom emblem
According to the Japan Rugby Football Union, there are various accounts as to why the design has evolved. The union said it has no record of how the sakura emblem came into being and therefore d…
Rugby: Fans pumped and ready for World Cup to start in Tokyo
By Junko Horiuchi, KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 23:30 | Sports, Rugby2019, All, TokyoForeign and domestic fans clad in the colors of the 20 teams playing in the Rugby World Cup flooded into t…
Stand and be delivered: Japan's evolving escalator etiquette
KYODO NEWS - 10 hours ago - 16:06 | Lifestyle, All, JapanIs escalator etiquette in Japan about to change? He is unable to grasp the handrail with his left hand so flouts Tokyo conventi…