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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s newest character, the Hero from Dragon Quest, might be the weirdest cast member in the game. Hocus Pocus produces a random effect, anything from a super powerful att…
Over the past few months, there have been many rumblings about the future of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ. Will Toyota continue to work with Subaru? The answers are: Yes, we don't know…
At the forefront of the so-called global "sex recession" is Japan, which has one of the lowest fertility rates on Earth, and it could serve as a cautionary tale for the U.S. and other …
Japan Airlines is rolling out a new feature for its online booking tool that shows users where potentially crying babies will be sitting on their next flight. "Passengers traveling with chi…
Fumihiko Sano Studio has created a cafe and shop for San Francisco chocolatier Dandelion Chocolate, which occupies a century-old house in Kyoto, Japan. Dandelion Chocolate is a small-b…
There's a lot more to sound design than special effects, says Yuri Suzuki. The London-based designer talks Dezeen through seven projects that show how he is using design to improve our…
This week on Dezeen, installations by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and British architect and designer Sam Jacobs opened at the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival. As…
It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years. "The tattoos are crucial to yaku…
A world championship tour for Dragon Ball Fighter Z will see qualifying competitions in seven different countries, each with its own Dragon Ball as a prize. Announced by publisher Bandai Namco E…
Over the past few years, Hideo Kojima’s Twitter accounts have been tweeting in Japanese, his native language, and English, his second language. There are mistakes in his English tweets, and for …
