Olympics: Tokyo Games not limited to summertime, Bach says
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 23:46 | Sports, News, All, JapanThe Tokyo Olympics could take place earlier than the summer of 2021, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Wed…
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‘War of the Visions’ is a mobile spin on ‘Final Fantasy Tactics’
War of the Visions features the same grid and turn-based combat of Final Fantasy Tactics. You can also see the influence of Akihiko Yoshida, the character designer who defined the look of T…
Coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics could be held before the summer of 2021
A day after announcing the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics, the head of the International Olympic Committee suggested the competition might be rescheduled at some point before the summer of …
New Japanese-style Starbucks set to open in Nagano prefecture【Photos】
If you’re as big of a fan of Starbucks as you are of traditional Japanese aesthetics, mark your maps. On March 26th, Nagano City’s Shinshu Zenko-ji Nakamise-dori street will see the op…
Japan coronavirus infections mysteriously ‘explode’ day after Olympics finally postponed – The Sun #Coronavirus #Covid2019
JAPAN is warning of a mysterious “explosion of coronavirus infections” after previously reporting low infection numbers and insisting the now cancelled Olympics could go ahead. ⚠️ Read our coron…
SOUR’s Music Video for Hibi no Neiro was the OG of social distancing
Over 10 years ago, art director Masashi Kawamura teamed up with Japanese band SOUR to produce a fantastic music video for their song hibi no neiro (“tone of everyday”). Needless to say, this was…
Digimon Adventure's Reboot Is Key to the Franchise's Evolution
Much in the same way that Digimon can’t truly “die,” the DigiDestined are coming back in a fascinating way. Unlike Last Evolution Kizuna, which is set in 2010 (in keeping with the passage of tim…
Nintendo Needs to Stop Putting Digimon in Pokémon
To put it simply: Nintendo’s been trying to pass off Digimon as Pokémon and it’s time for the treachery to end. It’s easy enough to understand where that feeling comes from, given the significan…
Why the IOC and Japan agreed to postpone the 2020 Olympics
“This was a big worry for me, personally,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. IOC leaders acknowledge they had been focused on Japan, where the government was taking measures to contain the outbrea…
‘All options on table’ over new date for Tokyo Games: Bach
‘All options on table’ over new date for Tokyo Games: BachLAUSANNE: Olympic chief Thomas Bach says “all options are on the table” over finding a new date to hold the postponed Tokyo Games. Tokyo…