Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]
There are lots of different types of video games: first person shooters, real time strategy games, role playing games; but one genre that's never really taken off (at least in America) has been the dating sim. A dating … [Read more...]
Japan World Cup is a horse racing simulator... though the words "horse" and "simulator" should be taken with a grain kilogram of salt. First of all, the riders don't necessarily ride horses. There's anything from … [Read more...]
It's pretty safe to say that Japan has the greatest arcade culture in the world. While most other countries have abandoned video arcades in favor of home consoles or PCs, Japan's arcade scene is still vibrant, with tons of … [Read more...]
Retro style video game bars have popped up all over Japan this past decade. The main draw is that you can play home game consoles while getting tanked on sake. In public. It’s pretty much every little boy’s dream come … [Read more...]
The most dangerous game. Japan, as a nation, has kind of an obsession with the beetle. It's true - from real-life beetle sumo wrestling to all sorts of media appearance, beetles play an small but significant role in … [Read more...]