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The trailer for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is finally here, and it’s absolutely breathtaking!

• Jamie Koide
  Jun 16, 2016
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Fans have been waiting since the game’s 2014 announcement for a sneak peak at Nintendo’s new Zelda project, and we doubt they’ll be disappointed!

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (Breath of the Wild • computer graphics • cool • Legend of Zelda • link • nintendo • trailers)

After pleasing your ears, Hatsune Miku is ready to ease your pain as a PC cushion plushie

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 15, 2016

The multi-talented Vocaloid adds yet another skill set to her repertoire.

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• Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • computers • cute • Hatsune Miku • PC cushions • plushies • stuffed animals • toys • vocaloids • wrist rests)

Japanese man, 37, arrested on suspicion of stealing 300 anime trading cards from even older fan

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

Boys will be boys. Some men will be idiots.

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• Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan, News
• (anime • collectible card games • collectible cards • crime • Dragon Ball • video games)

Trailer for Death Stranding – Kojima’s first game after Konami – is here and it’s amazing【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 14, 2016

Hideo Kojima proves yet again that he’s the master of making us want more.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (death stranding • Hideo Kojima • Kojima • Kojima Productions • Playstation 4 • Sony)

Free Wi-Fi coming to McDonald’s Japan branches

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

McDonald’s Japan is famous for listing “free smiles” on its menu, and soon it’ll be offering free Internet access too.

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• Food & Drink, Games & Tech, Japan
• (fast food • free • McDonald's • restaurants • travel • Wi-Fi)

The Legend of Zelda 2017 Game’s New Artwork Image Revealed

• Anime News Network
  Jun 14, 2016

The official Facebook page for The Legend of Zelda franchise posted new artwork for Nintendo‘s upcoming The Legend of Zelda game on Sunday.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (E3 • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Nintendo Treehouse • Zelda)

Police break up huge crowd clogging Tokyo sidewalk outside adult virtual reality exhibition

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

Simulated sex demonstration in Akihabara definitely needed a bigger venue.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (Akihabara • crazy • virtual reality • VR • weird)

New line of ball-jointed dolls include conveniently situated USB hub【Pics】

• Jamie Koide
  Jun 13, 2016

This doll is hiding more than just boobies under her shirt.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (ball-jointed dolls • cool • Culture Japan • Danny Choo • Mirai Suenaga • smart doll • USB goods)

No electricity? No problem! Empty plastic bottles are helping to cool homes in impoverished areas

• Meg Murphy
  Jun 12, 2016

Can one man’s trash be another man’s treasure? To these people, it sure can.

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• Games & Tech, Lifestyle, SE Asia
• (Bangladesh • eco cooler • eco-friendly • plastic bottles • recycling)

Toy Story’s Woody and pals join to form “Super Mecha Toy Story Robot Sheriff” 【Pics/Vid】

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 11, 2016

Now THIS is a real space ranger!

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (funny • mech • mecha • Toy Story • toys • Woody)

Universities plan to build android of Japanese literary great Soseki Natsume

• Master Blaster
  Jun 10, 2016

Soseki Natsume: writer, a man long dead. We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was: better, stronger, faster…

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• Culture, Games & Tech, Japan
• (A-Lab • Android • literature • Nishogakusha University • Osaka University • robot • Soseki Natsume)

Get a Peek at Universal Studios Japan’s ‘Death Note- The Escape’ Game in Promo Video

• Anime News Network
  Jun 10, 2016

Beloved series Death Note is bringing fans a chance to team up with L for a realistic escape game.

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (Death Note • escape room • Shonen Jump • USJ)

Real Life Yu-Gi-Oh! augmented reality prototype aims to make your duels as cool as the anime’s

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2016

Developer shows off ambitious fan project in preview video.

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• Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Internet
• (anime • augemented reality • collectible card game • cool • video • video games • virtual reality • Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Yokohama’s Pikachu Outbreak to return with all-new “Dripping Wet Splash Show”!

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2016

Don’t miss the chance to see a thousand-plus Pikachus drenched in water this summer.

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • cute • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Yokohama)

Keep your smartphone safe in a pouch styled after Japanese Shinto/Buddhist protection amulets

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2016

Phone accessories come embroidered with declarations of protection against online flaming and low batteries.

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• Culture, Games & Tech, Japan
• (Buddhism • capsule toys • cool • gachapon • Omamori • Shintoism • Smartphones)

And the winner of the Pokémon General Election is…

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2016

…not Pikachu?!?

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Idolmaster Korean drama finalists appear in two music videos ahead of final round of cuts 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2016

Looks like fans and judges are going to have a tough time deciding who to keep and who to let go.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan, Korea
• (dramas • Idols • K-dramas • K-pop • Live action • music • The Idolmaster • video • video games)

Interactive android helps visitors in three languages at information desk in Japanese mall

• Oona McGee
  Jun 7, 2016

Alongside the lifelike robot, shoppers can try their hand at futuristic screen technology that responds to touch in mid-air.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (AI • androids • cool • odaiba • robots • technology • Tokyo • toshiba • tourism • tourist site)

Final Fantasy XII is getting an HD remake for PlayStation 4 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 6, 2016

This isn’t one of Ondore’s lies. Gamers are really getting the chance to go back to Ivalice, and it’s never looked better.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XII • remakes • Square Enix • video • video games)

Metal Gear fans’ worst fear comes true as proud video game masterpiece becomes a pachinko machine

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 2, 2016

Depending on how cynical a gamer you are, this is either the last thing you expected, or the first.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (Hideo Kojima • Konami • Metal Gear • pachinko • video • video games)

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