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Armored Core 6 player becomes a legend after defeating assault ship with their bare hands, stunning even the game’s developers
Armored Core 6 veteran player “Fireworks of Shibuya” showed everyone an impressive display of skills in a special episode of PlayStation Japan’s PLAY! PLAY! PLAY!
Gran Turismo introduces none other than ambulances, allowing players to race and drift away while blasting their sirens
Gran Turismo 7’s latest update 1.36 has brought the addition of the Toyota Himedic ’21 ambulance, and players are understandably obsessed with driving them around at full speed.
92% of Japanese school kids love “stanning,” 1 in 4 spend over 60 dollars monthly on YouTubers, anime etc.
1 in 4 children in Japan are spending over 60 dollars monthly on Youtubers and anime characters. 92% of Japanese youth have an Oshi, and they’re willing to spend their allowances to “push for” and support them.
Genshin Impact: Bubbly effects cleverly conceal characters’ most precious parts. Where’s my oh-so-important derrière?
Genshin Impact players enjoying underwater exploration in Fontaine were met with the unpleasant surprise of having their view of something very important blocked, causing an outrage.
Japanese player does blindfolded speedrun of challenging dating sim, becoming a legend
A Japanese player has gone viral for doing a blindfolded speedrun of the dating simulator Tokimeki Memorial, while doing live commentary of his gameplay based only on sounds and his memory.
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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.
Indie games
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.
nintendo
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.
