VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
A series of tweets by a Japanese manga author on the topic of words they are not allowed to use under their publisher has triggered discussion among users regarding the censorship of words referring to “insanity” in fiction, with many…
Japanese fans of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury are expressing dissatisfaction over the fact that Japanese sources have yet to confirm the marriage between Suletta and Miorine.
In what users are calling the "Jane coup," JaneStyle, the largest dedicated browser for viewing the anonymous bulletin board 5channel cut ties with 5channel, turning into a dedicated browser for a new clone-like anonymous bulletin board called Talk.
A battle tactic from the manga Rurouni Kenshin has recently gone viral among Japanese gamers for how useful it can prove in games such as Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima, Sekiro and similar.
Japanese users share insights on the unsustainable nature of Japan’s anime industry and harsh working and living conditions of animators.
A heated debate about none other than doing the laundry started off on Japanese Twitter when one user shared a note that was put up in their apartment building to warn neighbors not to do their laundry at night.
The "top 100 most "pornified" media franchises ranking" has become a hot topic on Japanese social media as users react to Pokemon coming in first place.
Nintendo recently made a post on their official Twitter account in which they refuted one long-standing custom of Japanese gamers - blowing onto their device to make it run better.
The Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau has come under fire for installing vending machines that sell "original packs" of Pokémon cards that many deem legally and morally questionable.
Two Japanese men (20, 21 y/o) have been arrested for attempting to drift on a public road. The offenders told the police that reading Initial D made them want to try drifting in real life.
Matsuyama Hiroshi, CEO of CyberConnect2, has recently come under fire on social media for a Twitter thread in which he expresses his opinions on the topic of students enrolled in game development-related studies not owning and using enough of a variety of game consoles.
Bourbon Corporation, a major Japanese confectionery maker, released their own Bourbon Metaverse, a virtual candy-land themed 3D space that users can access through avatars.