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A s NHK reports, Hayao Miyazaki has turned down that offer. Announced last year, the kabuki version will star Onoe Kikunosuke as Nausicaä and Nakamura Shichinosuke as Princess Kushana. Talk…
Nintendo Tokyo, the first official Nintendo shop opening in Japan, will of have a slew of exclusive merch. Of course, it will! Above is a first look—t he t-shirts and the tote bag are …
This fall, Japan is getting its first Nintendo Store. Called Nintendo Tokyo, the official shop will be located in the brand new Shibuya Parco building. Like the Nintendo New York, Nintendo …
Kenrokuen Garden. Kanazawa, Japan. By Suman Kugadasan . JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to shar…
Japanese-owned brand Uniqlo has been forced to pull an advert from airing in South Korea after a mistranslation appeared to mock women forced into sex work during the Second World War. UK n…
Lexus considered the relationship between a horse and its rider when designing the LF-30 Electrified concept car, which represents the Japanese brand's vision for a future generation of ele…
Robot hotel operator announces modification to prevent hacks by guestsTOKYO (TR) – The operator of the robot-staffed Henn na Hotel chain announced last week that a modification has been made to …
For two decades, it was the lament of inexperienced visitors to Japan: Where are all the trash cans? Public waste bins and garbage cans were largely removed from Japanese cities following the 19…
Hong Kong (CNN Business) SoftBank is bailing out WeWork in a deal that will give the Japanese tech company almost total ownership of the troubled office space startup. It will also give disgrace…
Hong Kong (CNN Business) Shares in SoftBank ( SFTBF ) fell 2.5% on Wednesday after the Japanese conglomerate confirmed a massive deal to bail out WeWork, the embattled office space startup. The …
