Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show booth has a gallery of lovely Final Fantasy 25th anniversary artwork on display. The pictures here do not do the original pieces justice at all, though. I want to buy all of these. Especially the Final Fantasy IX one. more
Remember how Japan said that they would be giving 10,000 free flights to foreigners in 2012? Well, not so much anymore. Japan's national tourism agency had high hopes for boosting visits to Japan with some free flights, but t... more
Oh, ESRB. We love your little game listing write-ups. They always inform us and they sometimes entertain us. I see that your new listing for upcoming game Dark Souls is marked with an M rating for blood and gore, p... more
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I love me some Hulu. US Hulu, that is. The funny thing is that I mostly watch Japanese stuff on it! You get some J-drama on there and I'll never need anything else. I think Japan will love it just as much as I do. Hulu has re... more
It never fails. Take someone to Japan for the first time and it seems like the first thing they do is jump back in surprise at advertisements for Suntory's BOSS coffee. I'm so used to seeing it that the ads never look out of... more
Viz Media has announced that they will publish author Miyuki Miyabe's novel ICO: Castle in the Mist, on August 16th. The new book will be published by the company’s Haikasoru imprint and will carry an MSRP of $15... more
The folks at the Madman's Cafe have been working on an English-language guide to Tokyo area arcades for fighting game fans since before the March disaster. I'm with them in hoping that this guide gets good use even the scary ... more
I'm in love with Japanese candy. There's no measure for my love. In fact, I'm eating a soda-flavored Puccho right now! During my childhood in Japan I usually had one daily goal: To walk to the konbini and buy a bunch of sweet... more
When you try to line up Japan's Yen to the U.S. Dollar, it just doesn't work anymore. There was a time where 100 yen was a dollar, and you could easily figure out that thae dusty Sega Saturn game in the reduction bin in an Ak... more
I've said it before, but I love the work that "Steadycam Guy" does at anime conventions. YouTube user acksonl goes everywhere with his full-body steadicam rig: Otakon, New York Comic-Con, and most recently, Anime Expo, which ... more
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