On June 16th, 2015, a new division within Japanese publishing giant Square Enix posted a short, handwritten message online. “The ‘good old days’ are coming back,” it read. “To every RPG fan in the wo…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Of all the words that could describe the island paradise that serves as backdrop for Monster Hunter World, the one that keeps coming back to me is “dense.” Electrified insects buzz around the trees w…

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Tokyo police have launched an investigation into a digital exchange that lost cryptocurrency worth more than half a billion dollars to hacking.

Sources close to the investigation told NHK the police …

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The British presence in the European Union is over and Japanese businesses should be aware of the consequences, France’s Foreign Affairs Minister said.

Jean-Yves Le Drian was responding to a question…

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After six years, Japan’s Sakakibara Machinery Works Co. has unveiled its newest giant mecha.

Back in 2005, the company had a mecha rolled out the Landwalker, which could be piloted and fired tennis b…

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In the mind’s eye of many people Japan is a land of tranquil Zen gardens, serene temples, and exquisite tea ceremonies. Both traditional and contemporary Japanese architecture, books and magazines ar…

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There are plenty of unusual museums in the world -- museums for sex, museums for ice cream, museums for hair. But they all rely on a tried-and-tested formula: presenting (mostly) inanimate objects on…

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For a sport renowned for bruising runs and thumping tackles, the mascots for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan are on the softer side.

Described as mythical, lion-like creatures that "bring happiness…

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Government figures show the number of foreign workers in Japan hit a record high of more than 1.27 million last year.

The labor ministry said on Friday that 1,278,670 foreigners worked at Japanese co…

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People on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido are making the most of the frigid weather by taking part in a fun event on a frozen lake.

The annual winter festival on Lake Shikaribetsu in the tow…

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