Once he was just a junior high kid who drew a Mega Man robot, but now he’s one of the most beloved comic artists in the world.
Capcom’s Mega Man came out for the Famicom/NES in 1987 and quickly estab…

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Tokyo has estimated 4,000 Internet cafe refugees who sleep and eat in the cafe's small cubicles.
However, they are losing the last accommodation as the government has requested to close the cafes to …

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Image : NintendoWhat appears to be an unprecedented trove of information related to several past Nintendo consoles was leaked to the internet starting last Friday.
Many of the thousands of leaked fil…

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The estimated child population in Japan has dropped for the 39th consecutive year to a record low, government data showed Monday, despite efforts to tackle the long-standing issue of a declining birt…

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Fujitsu (Tokyo) — Fujitsu has announced that it was granted Japan’s first private 5G radio station provisional license by the Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications.
As a next step, Fujitsu will establis…

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Line (Tokyo) — LVC Corporation, a subsidiary of Line Corporation and operator of Line’s cryptocurrency and blockchain-related businesses, announces plans to begin trading its digital currency in Japa…

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For fans of anime, and animated cinema in general, the Ghibli Museum is one of the most enticing attractions in Japan.
Guests aren’t allowed to take pictures or record video inside the museum, in ord…

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Generally speaking, Japan has always been slow in adapting to online technology.
So we’ve decided to put together a curated list of resources we think many of our readers will enjoy.
Rhizomatiks: Sta…

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If you’ve ever visited the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, you probably know about its strict photography rules inside.
Now that the museum is temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus covid-19 concer…

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Image : Tokyo GensoKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
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