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Study Japanese in Shashingo, an upcoming game about exploring and taking pictures in a miniature town
Study Japanese in Shashingo, an upcoming game about exploring and taking pictures in a miniature town.
Crabhouse (not Clubhouse!), a relaxing app about a gathering place for crabs, releases for free for iOS
Crabhouse (not Clubhouse!), a relaxing app about a gathering place for crabs, releases for free for iOS.
DLC for Touhou Unreal Mahjong features original creator ZUN, playing mahjong with a beer in one hand
DLC for Touhou Unreal Mahjong features original creator ZUN, playing mahjong with a beer in one hand.
Japanese indie publisher PLAYISM looks back at 2020: the reasons for their breakthrough, and their biggest concerns
Japanese indie publisher PLAYISM looks back at 2020: the reasons for their breakthrough, and their biggest concerns.
10 things that photography sim Umurangi Generation gets right, according to a real photographer
10 things that photography sim Umurangi Generation gets “exactly right”, according to a real photographer
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Japan’s game and anime industries could be looking at improved working conditions and higher wages with government’s new plan to quadruple the content industry’s worth by 2033
Japan aims to make content creation the driving force of the country’s economy- identifying anime and video games as core industries
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’s Shigeru Miyamoto refutes claim that he is a “genius” and lays out his down-to-Earth game design philosophy
Nintendo representative director Shigeru Miyamoto gives insight into the game design advice that he gives to new Nintendo employees.
