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Controversial note triggers intense washing machine discourse on Japanese Twitter
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.
ByAmber V
Japanese users rattled by results of “The top 100 most “pornified” media franchises” ranking
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.
- ByAmber V
Percentage of Japanese language users at record high on Steam, surpassing even German and French
According to Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey, Japanese is currently the sixth most used language on the platform, meaning that there has been a significant increase in Japanese users in June.
Game studio in Japan struggles to find employees as the industry grows stronger
Japanese game studio Indie-us Games has recently revealed via Twitter that the company has lost all their prospective employees to other companies due to rising competitiveness in Japan's growing game industry.
After reading Initial D, two Japanese men try to drift but fail and get arrested
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.
- ByAmber V
Twitter has been so unstable that a top game publisher in Japan has decided to end account binding
Twitter's API-related instability has caused Yostar, a top game publisher in Japan to announce that they will be discontinuing Twitter account binding for their titles.
This fighting game will have an emotional support system for salty players broken in battle
Cygames has announced that Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will have a support system aimed at easing the bitterness of losing in battle. Players will be able to select a character that will offer words of encouragement and advice.
We asked Craftopia’s developers about the game’s soaring popularity and response to the Seamless World Update
Following the major "Seamless World update," Craftopia's popularity has been soaring. We asked Pocket Pair's CEO Takuro Mizobe how he feels about the response and about noteworthy details regarding the update.
CyberConnect2 CEO’s message to students in game development sparks controversy
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.
- ByAmber V
Japanese confectionery brand launches its own metaverse
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.
- ByAmber V
Street Fighter 6: What’s the throw escape bug Capcom is rushing to fix?
Capcom announced that they are investigating a bug related to throw escapes in Street Fighter 6, which is likely the auto throw escape that allows overpowered play, causing concern among players.
Konami is the king of patents in Japan’s game industry, being no. 1 at keeping rivals at bay
A recent study shows that in 2022, Konami Group Corporation was the no. 1 company in Japan's game industry based on number of patents which blocked competitor companies' patent registration.
- ByAmber V
Craftopia becomes a massive seamless open world with new update
The Japanese action survival game Craftopia was updated on June 28. The update elevates Craftopia into a vast, seamless open world. Other elements of the game have also been updated.
Honkai: Star Rail: Japanese schoolgirls reclaim Herta’s Kuru Kuru Kururin meme
Honkai: Star Rail’s Herta’s viral “Kuru Kuru Kururin!” has been growing even more popular recently, becoming a trend among Japanese schoolgirls on TikTok.
Fairy Tail & Edens Zero author clears FFXVI only 3 days upon release, conspiracy theories arise
Mashima Hiro, author of Fairy Tail and Edens Zero keeps shocking users with his immaculate control over time. This time he cleared Final Fantasy XVI in just three days after the release.
- ByAmber V
Japanese otaku-targeted dating app startles users with nightmarish AI-generated ads
Otakoi, a dating app targeted towards otaku men and women, has been gathering attention for the jarring AI-generated images used for advertising the app.
- ByAmber V
Experience being shrunk and kept in a giantess’ drawer in this upcoming Japanese game
SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim by SAFE HAVN STUDIO is an upcoming Japanese adventure game where the player is shrunk and kept in the drawer of the giantess Saeko.
Super Mario RPG monster designer apologizes for their lack of knowledge in cocktails
A certain character design revision in the Super Mario RPG remake has earned a reponse from Kurashima Kazuhiro, the monster designer of the original game.
- ByAmber V
Blue Protocol surpasses 200,000 concurrent players only in Japan, breaking Bandai Namco’s record
The recently released online RPG Blue Protocol, published by BANDAI NAMCO Online and Bandai Namco Studios has reached 600,000 players and 200,000 concurrent players.
Blue Protocol players go buck naked, sacrificing their characters’ dignity for FPS
Blue Protocol players going around naked in-game has become a hot topic. Apparently, discarding your clothes helps prevent frame rate dips.
- ByAmber V
Release of Tokyo Stories, 3D pixel art game set in a deserted Tokyo gets postponed
The release of Tokyo Stories, a 3D adventure game set in a deserted Tokyo, has been postponed to an unannounced date. Producer Ikeda Yuki mentions wanting to expand the scale of the game.
Nintendo warns Splatoon 3 players against inappropriate and offensive nicknames
Nintendo has issued a warning on the official Splatoon Twitter account regarding the use of inappropriate nicknames. Players using such nicknames can be restricted from the game or even have their device banned.