AkihabaraTokyo · JapanThe archive
Browse recent articles in the Akihabara archive.
Many of the millions of people who already own a Switch are tempted to upgrade just for the new look, but wish they could just buy the accessories separately. Well, you can—from Nintendo’s Japan…
all photos by Eliza Scidmore courtesy National GeographicEliza Scidmore was a force to be reckoned with. In the late 1800s to early 1900s she traveled extensively across Asia, writing, photograp…
If you're lucky enough to race a Toyota 86, Nissan GT-R, or Skyline GT-R, and you're in need of a pro-built racing engine, you're in luck, because HKS just announced tha…
And that was never more true than with The Wonderful 101, an offbeat “unite action” game that sees the player recruiting dozens of heroes and bringing them together for powerful touchscreen attacks.…
Mazda (Hiroshima) — Mazda Motor Corporation has unveiled its first mass-production electric vehicle, named Mazda MX-30, at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. A new addition to Mazda’s car line…
Pompompurin isn’t quite as cute when he’s hungering for your brains, but you can save him in this mission-based Sanrio Puroland horror event. Tokyo’s Sanrio Puroland is the place for fans o…
I was really wrong. But it’s important to remember, that whenever you are talking about shoes, you are never really talking about shoes. When you are talking about shoes, you are never real…
All Might faces off against one of the mysterious Nomu in the first season of My Hero Academia’s manga adaptation. The current arc of Kohei Horikoshi’s smash-hit manga has seen its heroes t…
At the time we called them noise cancelling earphones and wondered how they would perform being that King Jim isn’t really a known purveyor of quality audio equipment. We have since spent some t…
For those who are musically inclined or want to learn about Japanese drums, that is now possible with open taiko group, TaiKomotion. Those wooden percussions are called Taiko (太鼓) drums, and the…
