Japanese drum game Taiko no Tatsujin celebrates 20 years with TikTok version, tournament, and more

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Beloved game is kicking it into Oni mode for 2021. There probably isn’t a more quintessentially Japanese video game than Taiko no Tastsuj...

Japanese luxury hotel’s new month-long stay plan lets you live Yokohama life with amazing twist

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Bayside hotel’s deal is already great, gets even better if you and your friends work together . Quick quiz: We all know that Tokyo is th...

Does Tokyo need a legal limit on kids’ video game playing time? Governor gives opinion

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One year after Kagawa capped kids’ playtime, will Tokyo follow suit? Last spring, politicians in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture enacted the Or...

Pokémon brings out adorable baby line for a new generation of Pokémon Masters

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Ensure your baby grows up with the same cute, colorful creatures you did! We all live in a Pokémon world, as they say. The franchise has...

Final Evangelion movie gets new release date, new preview, and is coming incredibly soon

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After multiple coronavirus delays, the end of Eva is coming in less than two weeks . There’s always a heavy element of mystery surroundin...

Japanese mochi ice cream becomes latest TikTok trend

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Demand for bite-sized “Little Moons” skyrockets, selling out at supermarkets. Trends come and go all the time, but with social media plat...

Spirited Away to be adapted to live-action stage play by English director John Caird

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Hayao Miyazaki gives blessing after meeting with Caird to project that’s been in development for four years . In 2019, classic Studio Gh...