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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Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle was devastated by a fire on Thursday, reducing the 500-year-old landmark to a skeleton.
“This is truly regrettable.”More than 100 firefighters were called b…

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David Bull's Asakusa woodblock print shop is celebrating its fifth anniversary. They are celebrating it by giving away a bunch of woodblock prints.

The Prizes

There will be five Grand Prizes, one for…

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Population decline is a major issue for many countries.
It’s of particular concern for Japan, which after experiencing a major boom throughout the 20th Century is now seeing steep population contract…

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