(Hirotada Ototake)Recently in Tokyo, Ototake took another try at walking with the artificial legs developed by Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc. Each leg, including the shoe, weighs 5 kilograms…

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Here’s our list of the best foreigner-friendly hangouts in Yokohama that have popped up on our weekend (who are we kidding, sometimes nightly) drinking rotation.
They have another location near Yokoh…

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Note: The author joined a walking tour of Koenji organized by Suginami Ward.
Suginami Ward has a special, exclusive offer for Tokyo Cheapo readers, so read on and visit Koenji for yourself!
Tokyo Koe…

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OSAKA, Japan—Nintendo Co. reported strong sales of its new Switch Lite hand-held game machine, auguring well for the holiday season.
The Kyoto-based company said Thursday it sold 1.95 million units o…

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The famous scramble crossing and shopping district near JR Shibuya Station were crammed with people dressed in all manner of elaborate costumes, including popular superheroes, zombies and fairy-tale …

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KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 20:24 | All, JapanJapan's oldest monorail, which has operated at a Tokyo zoo since 1957, made its final run on Thursday, with fans bidding a fond farewell.
Fans both young …

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The Switch also became the company's fastest-selling console less than a week after its launch back in March 2017.
Nintendo's hybrid console surpassed the Wii U in terms of lifetime sales at the ten-…

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The Nintendo Switch is doing quite well.
As Bloomberg reports , Nintendo sold 4.8 million Switch consoles during this period.
Out of those were 1.95 million Switch Lites.
Game sales also increased 48…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
A life-sized Godzilla head and upper body will be unveiled at the Nijigen no …

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Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid line of action figures is known for huge heads on tiny bodies and incredible cuteness.
Nendoroid Pennywise is not an adorable scamp at all.
Contorted into Good Smile Co…

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