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Japan’s arcades are in crisis, past two years see increase in bankruptcies
Japan’s arcades are struggling due to tightening profit margins, the impact of COVID-19 and various other factors, with many shutting down.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance’s new Demon Haunts feature lets you socialize with your demons and take pics
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance’s new Demon Haunts feature lets players chat with their demons, give them gifts and take photos. It will even be possible to talk to Aogami.
Konami employees to receive third consecutive salary increase
Konami has announced salary raises for full-time employees and starting salary increases for new graduates.
Can AI solve the anime industry’s problems? Industry member sparks discussion
A Japanese anime industry member’s tweet on how AI could be used to help animators has drawn various views on the contentious issue
Pixiv bans all images indistinguishable from photographs, likely to tackle malicious deepfakes
The art platform Pixiv has revised its guidelines to tackle malicious deepfake images, but the new prohibitions are being criticized.
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Yaranaika meme’s source manga Kuso Miso Technique banned in Japan by Amazon
Kuso Miso Technique, the manga that inspired the immortal Yaranaika meme and recently crowdfunded an OVA adaptation, has been banned from Amazon in Japan.
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 and The Pokémon Company file lawsuit against PocketPair’s Palworld
A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed against Palworld dev PocketPair by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.