Coronavirus Fears Spark a Run on Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure
Bryan McFarland, a 33-year-old in Mesa, Arizona, started looking for a copy of Ring Fit Adventure three weeks ago. The nearest one listed online as selling Ring Fit Adventure was in Da…
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Visiting Kyoto’s Pool of Blood -- A ghost-hunting alternative to the city’s temples and shrines
Rumored to be haunted by multiple spirits and located near the grave of Emperor Saga. For instance, on his most recent visit our Japanese-language reporter Great Muromachi visited the Pool …
Edo Rice shows you what rice tasted like in the samurai era by continuing centuries of tradition
Edo rice merchants would buy rice from around the country, have it shipped to Edo, carefully selecting the best regional varieties to blend together. Sumidaya Shoten follows this tradition with …
Japanese knife pro makes world's allegedly thinnest sandwich【Video】
However, for one Japanese knife professional Oiri, pushing the limits of his knife skills became an attempt at making the world’s thinnest sandwich. Like with his previous endeavors, Oiri uses a…
Japan to expand online piracy law to cover manga and magazines
The government on Tuesday approved a bill to expand the nation’s anti-online piracy law to encompass manga, magazines and academic texts. The current law only applies to the illicit downloa…
The 14 Anime of Winter 2020 You Should Be Watching
Today, ladies and gentlemen, I introduce the first AniTAY collaborative effort of the decade: our winter 2020 anime recommendation list. And, of course, one of if not the most important part of …
Legendary Street Fighter Player Daigo Umehara Wins Online Tournament For... Uno
Screenshot : Game Impress WatchKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Prev Next View AllDaigo Umeha…
Hofu house clad in old miso barrels by Tato Architects
Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces. Into this structural shell Tato …
Top 10 Readers’ Photos In Japan: Febuary 2020
February is the month of Setsubun, Valentines’s Day, and plum blossoms in Japan. With warmer weather than usual this year, February was filled with hints of spring earlier than ever before.…
2020 Top Jobs in Japan Week 10
This is a bilingual research assistant position reporting directly to the company chairman. In this position, you will research and write articles and op-eds in English for global media on …