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Genshin Impact collaboration causes Japanese restaurant chain to issue a strong warning about wasted food
Genshin Impact collaboration campaign with Sweets Paradise, an all-you-can-eat restaurant chain in Japan, has gained traction in Japan, drawing attention to bad manners and food loss.
A Valorant and Apex Legends singles mixer Discord server was suddenly deleted [Japan]
A Discord server in Japan looking to facilitate matches for Valorant and Apex Legends players was suddenly deleted. The server’s name contained the Japanese word “合コン(goukon)” which is a kind of party for singles to meet and find dates. Perhaps due to its sensational name, the server was even trending on Twitter in Japan.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak adds Goocoo (Gu-Ku) Plush, and passionate fans are overjoyed
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s free Title Update 2 adds Goocoo Plush. Goocoo (Gu-Ku) is a duck character whose return was prayed for by one player who previously crafted and upgraded 1,000 Origami Axes in the hopes of being given a chance to meet Goocoo again.
New Chilla’s Art horror game The Bathhouse is due out on September 30
Chilla’s Art has announced that The Bathhouse will be released on Steam on September 30 (PDT). The Bathhouse is a psychological horror game set in a Japanese bathhouse and features a protagonist who gets mixed up in some kind of paranormal phenomenon that occurs there.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s free Title Update 2 will make Fugen safer to hunt with
Capcom has released the patch notes for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s free Title Update 2. Among the additional content, bug fixes, and balance adjustments, players seem especially pleased about a line that says, “Fugen’s endemic life traps will no longer hit the player.”
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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.