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Pokémon TCG World Championships deck ends up on Japanese flea market app before it even releases
The Pokémon World Championships 2023 commemorative trading card deck set to go on sale on July 28 started mysteriously appearing on Japanese flea market apps before the release date.
Splatoon 3 fans overjoyed at Nintendo’s commitment in introducing Tournament Manager feature
Nintendo has revealed an in progress Tournament Manager feature for Splatoon 3 which is meant to help players create and manage unofficial tournaments.
Manga author has their manga scrapped last minute by Japan’s “most explicit” magazine after working on it for 3 years
Japanese manga writer has their upcoming serialization for Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine suddenly cancelled after it had been in the works for three years. It was cancelled for containing “inappropriate expressions.”
Japanese Twitter user has their username “stolen” by Elon Musk’s new AI business
A Japanese Twitter user recently had their username changed by Twitter without their knowledge. Their original username is now being used by Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s new AI-related startup company.
Tears of the Kingdom: From UFO abduction reenactment to promising spacecrafts, all is made possible by one material
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has recently seen a revolution in “useless” inventions, that don’t serve a purpose strategically but sure are fun. They were all made possible thanks to the recently discovered mysterious elevator railings.
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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.
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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.
