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Yakuza’s Baka Mitai sung by students in Sweden. Sega and Kiryu’s voice actor react
Yakuza’s Baka Mitai (aka Dame Da Ne) sung by students in Sweden, surprising a Japanese teacher working there. Sega and Kiryu’s voice actor reacted to the video as well.
KaraCreate, a Japanese-style voxel & pixel art RPG, is coming to Steam
KaraCreate, a Japanese-style voxel & pixel art RPG, is coming to Steam. Create and battle soul infused mechanical creatures called Karakuri.
FFXIV: Endwalker’s release brings increased traffic to spoiler blocking service in Japan
FFXIV: Endwalker’s release brings increased traffic to Japanese spoiler blocking service fusetter, a service that lets users post symbols in place of characters and longer bits of text into Twitter.
Metal Max Wild West spin-off Metal Dogs to release on PS4/Switch April 2022 in Japan
Metal Max Wild West spin-off roguelite game Metal Dogs to release on PS4/Switch April 2022 in Japan. The overseas release plan is yet to be determined.
Rainbow Six Siege’s Coastline map contains a “Death Spot” that kills players if they stand on it
Rainbow Six Siege’s Coastline map contains a “Death Spot” that kills players if they stand on it during the preparation phase.
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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.