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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth takes over Times Square, The New York Times in massive advertising campaign
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is one of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s most ambitious titles up to date, and its release is being accompanied by a befittingly large-scale advertising campaign, including a Time’s Square electric billboard and an upcoming full-page advertisement in The New York Times.
Kyoto Anime arsonist sentenced to death by Japanese court
Breaking: The Japanese court has found the Kyoto Anime arsonist fully responsible for the death of 36 studio employees and has sentenced him to the death penalty.
The Pokémon Company: We have not granted any permission for the use of Pokémon intellectual property
The Pokémon Company released an official statement titled “Inquiries Regarding Other Companies’ Games.” This is likely in reference to alleged plagiarism by Palworld.
AI learning dataset full of Japanese video game voice lines sparks controversy
The AI learning dataset MoeSpeech compiles a vast amount of Japanese voice lines from PC games, and it has not been well received by the community in both ethical and legal aspects.
Love and Deepspace combines romancing hot male characters with unexpected sci-fi combat
Otome romance simulation game Love and Deepspace has drawn attention for its surprising sci-fi action combat system as well as its hot guys
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Japanese police arrest two people for selling AI generated “obscene” Evangelion posters
The two men made a combined total of over 15 million yen selling explicit AI generated posters of popular female anime characters online.
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Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
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Nintendo stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing.
