First Mazda Electric Vehicle to Debut at 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October: Report www.thedrive.com

Mazda has confirmed to The Drive that it will unveil the company's first electric vehicle at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October.
The all-new motor will reportedly generate 143 horsepower and 195 po…

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Ultimate Infill: A 2.7-meter Office Building Rises in a Ginza Alley www.spoon-tamago.com

The developer teamed up with So Teruuchi of SO&CO to create one of the district’s most skinniest buildings.
Unlike many people’s perception of a high-end and ritzy Ginza, the majority of backstre…

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Music Monday: Quruli www.spoon-tamago.com

Quruli are (from left to right): Shigeru Kishida, Fanfan and Masashi SatoQuruli are a 3-piece Japanese rock band that have been making music for over 2 decades.
If you attend Fuji Rock, the annual mu…

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How scammers are using your devices to steal money www.disruptingjapan.com

This is Ad Fraud, and now, our service, Spider AF, Ad Fraud prevention tool.
They funded fundamental research really, really heavily and they’ve cut back in the last 10 years.
I mean, did people unde…

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The Cosplay Of The 2019 Tokyo Game Show kotaku.com

Screenshot: Rescue the Princess!
(YouTube)Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
This year’s Tokyo Game …

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Dragon Quest I, II, and III announced for Switch, coming to the west on September 27 www.neowin.net

The first three games in the classically loved Dragon Quest series will soon be available on the Nintendo Switch platform, as announced by Square Enix earlier today.
Switch owners in Europe and North…

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The Drive Interview: Nissan/Infiniti’s Senior Vice President for Global Design Alfonso Albaisa www.thedrive.com

Born into a family fleeing Castro’s Cuba, Albaisa had wished to emulate his father and great uncle in the field of architecture.
Albaisa transferred to The Pratt Institute, where he would obtain a de…

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Japanese festival cooks up world's largest serving of fried chicken www.upi.com

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Guinness World Record was broken at a food festival in Japan when 18 vendors participated in cooking up the world's largest serving of fried chicken.
The Karaage Festival in Nakat…

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Street Fighter Champion Gives Up Thousands In Protest Of Japanese Bureaucracy kotaku.com

Photo: CapcomThis past weekend, a legendary Street Fighter player placed first in what was perhaps the most stacked Street Fighter V tournament ever, but he will only be taking home a fraction of his…

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Hori’s Grip Controller Turns The Switch Into An Absolute Unit [Update] kotaku.com

The Nintendo Switch in handheld mode is essentially a game controller cut in half with a display wedged in the middle.
Hori’s Daemon X Machina Grip controller, launching in September in Japan, is a m…

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