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Japan is making weird tubed ramen for gamers to “eat with one hand”
Japanese food giant Nippon Ham is launching a tubed instant ramen designed to give e-sports players a nutritious no-spill meal option.
Koei Tecmo’s Representative Director sets up fund to support children from single mother households
Koei Tecmo’s Keiko Erikawa sets up scholarship fund help children from low income households in Japan to pursue higher education.
Nintendo’s latest keychains contain real controller parts that can be used
Japanese gamers discover that Nintendo’s new keychains contain working buttons that can be put into real SNES, N64 and GameCube controllers.
Monster Hunter Wilds won’t be releasing on the Switch as it “uses the latest technology to its limit”
At a shareholders’ Q&A, Capcom has stated that there are no plans for a Nintendo Switch port for Monster Hunter Wilds.
Ubisoft agrees to remove flag from Assassin’s Creed Shadows artbook, issues overall message to Japanese community
Ubisoft will remove the Sekigahara Teppo-tai historical re-enactment group’s flag from it’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ artbook
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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.