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Coronavirus gives birth to new “Screambulance” haunted house delivery in Japan【Photos】

Oona McGee
May 20, 2021
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When you can’t go out during the pandemic, this company will bring the terror to you.

Japan
(ambulance • COK • entertainment • events • haunted houses • Horror • nurses • scary • spooky • zombies)

Drive-in theater in Kanagawa to offer Makoto Shinkai movie showings, concerts, and more

Dale Roll
Dec 7, 2020

Looking for something socially distant to do? Look no further than Yokosuka!

Japan
(anime • COK • coronavirus • drive-in • drive-in theater • entertainment • Evangelion • Kanagawa • Makoto Shinkai • Mamoru Hosoda • movies • Yokosuka)

Ken Shimura remembered for his huge contribution to the game Rock, Paper, Scissors in Japan

Master Blaster
Apr 1, 2020

Let’s take a look at what is undoubtedly Shimura’s biggest cultural impact.

Japan
(coronavirus • COVID-19 • entertainment • games • Janken • Ken Shimura • rock-paper-scissors • Saisho Gu)

20th Century Boys star Toshiaki Karasawa named Japanese Jack Bauer in 24 reboot

Master Blaster
Mar 27, 2020

That could work.

Japan
(20th Century Boys • 24 • Casshern • entertainment • Jack Bauer • television • Toshiaki Karasawa • TV • TV Asahi • TV dramas)

Budget entertainment: 12 fun things to do in Tokyo that will cost you absolutely nothing

Koh Ruide
Jan 14, 2019

Enjoy free foot spas or amazing views of the cityscape and save money while you’re at it.

Japan
(budget • entertainment • free • Tokyo • tourist attraction • travel)

What is Japan’s most used on-demand video streaming service?

Master Blaster
Feb 5, 2018

In the relatively new market of video services in Japan, one clearly stands above the rest. But you might be surprised what it is.

Japan
(Amazon Prime • business • entertainment • Hulu • Netflix • ranking • video streaming)

40 ways foreign and Japanese TV dramas are different, according to our Japanese-language reporter

Casey Baseel
Sep 12, 2017

A lot’s been said about how foreign audiences feel about Japanese TV dramas, but what if we flip the script?

Japan
(dramas • entertainment • society • television • TV • TV dramas)

Enjoy karaoke while high! High up in a Ferris wheel that is

Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2017

Our skeptical writers wonder if the combination of singing and elevating is a winner or a bust.

Japan
(entertainment • Ferris wheel • karaoke • Tokyo • Tokyo Dome)

App lets you dance til you drop in Tokyo, with unlimited access to nightclubs for a flat rate

Meg Murphy
Jun 7, 2017

The self-proclaimed “Netflix of nightclubs” lets you enjoy Tokyo’s nightlife for a great price.

Japan
(clubbing • deals • entertainment • NEON • night clubs • Tokyo)

Oh God It’s Friday: Japan hammers tabloid for driving popular actor to early retirement

Master Blaster
Dec 12, 2016

Some of the more civilized comments against the tabloid Friday include “Die” and “Do you feed your families with the money you squeeze out of people’s souls?”

Japan
(cocaine • early retirement • entertainment • Friday • Hiroki Narimiya • scandal • tabloid)

The inevitable march of Pokemon Go clones continues as Korean publisher announces “Pororo Go”

Mike
Jul 22, 2016

The production house behind Korea’s hit kid’s show Pororo the Little Penguin recently announced a partnership with a developer to release an augmented reality game called Pororo Go.

Global, Korea
(apps • entertainment • Pokémon GO • Pororo the Little Penguin • TV • video games)

Hollywood reportedly wants to make a Pokémon live action film because of, you know, that one game

Mike
Jul 13, 2016

Thanks to Pokémon GO, Hollywood executives are reportedly super-interested (again) in the idea of a live-action Pokémon movie.

Entertainment, Games & Tech, Global
(entertainment • Live action • mobile games • movies • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)

Japanese radio host arrested after beating female co-host with microphone during live broadcast

Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2016

67-year-old entertainer flies into violent rage during regular afternoon talk show.

Japan
(assault • celebrities • crime • entertainment • radio • violence)

Get your battle armor ready for the interactive “hottie” Samurai & Ninja Show coming to Tokyo

Krista Rogers
Feb 8, 2016

Next weekend, handsome versions of some of Japan’s most prominent historical military figures will grace the stage in Asakusa for an interactive, foreigner-friendly show!

Japan
(acting • Asakusa • entertainment • Nagoya Omotenashi Bushotai • Ninja • performance • samurai • Samurai & Ninja Show • Tokyo)

Get ready for excitement, Japan—Steve Wozniak’s Comic Con is coming to Tokyo in December 2016!

Kay
Dec 9, 2015

Comic Con, a festival of pop culture and entertainment, will be coming to Tokyo next year, and they’ve already put on a huge announcement bash!

Global, Japan
(comic con • Comics • entertainment • games • pop culture • Steve Wozniak)

How to do Japanese karaoke the right way: Six tips for newbies, mic hogs and nervous singers

Evie Nyan
Apr 29, 2015

Karaoke in Japan tends to be a little different from in the west, and it comes with its own set of rules and etiquette that it’s a good idea to learn if you want to keep being included in karaoke parties.

Whether it’s your first time ever singing in (semi-)public or you’re a seasoned karaoke veteran back home, these six tips for not being a total karaoke bore will help make your singing sessions super special (and not at all humiliating…).

Global, Japan
(culture • entertainment • etiquette • karaoke • manners • singing)

Taiwanese student self-immolates after argument with father over video games

Mike
Mar 13, 2015

A Taiwanese college student tragically chose to set himself on fire recently after an apparently pretty harsh argument with his father over video games.

Xue Zhenjun, a student of Taiwan’s Chienkuo University of Technology, reportedly chose to end his own life in one of the more horrific ways imaginable because his father told him to get some sleep instead of staying up all night playing an online game.

SE Asia
(Asia • entertainment • video games • youth)

Puzzling, ludicrously hard Touei Animation employment test proves animators deserve a raise

Mike
Jan 19, 2015

If you’ve been following behind-the-scenes entertainment news for a while, you’ve probably heard the reputation that animators have as low-paid peons that, despite providing a valuable and necessary service for both the obvious animated films as well as any movie that relies heavily on computer animation, often get paid meager wages and work hellishly long hours.

Some, then, might reverse that logic to assume this is all because animators are basically the burger-flippers of the entertainment world; cranking out a desirable product through simple, mindless repetition. Hence the low pay, right?

Well, if this Touei Animation employment exam “question” – among myriad other evidence – shows us anything, it’s that animation is hard work that requires creativity, sure, but also a fair bit of mental agility in addition to all those long hours.

Japan
(animation • anime • anime & manga • art • cartoons • entertainment)

Heads up Aussies, Shinjuku’s insane Robot Restaurant is paying you a visit next month!

Philip Kendall
Jan 15, 2015

Shinjuku’s Robot Restaurant is the stuff of legend the world over. An epic music and light show with a dash of burlesque flair featuring enormous robots, exotically dressed dancers and more neon than the original and 2010 sequel to Tron put together, it’s a must-see for anyone visiting Tokyo and looking for a dose of quintessential “WTF Japan?” weirdness (no, seriously, just check out its website).

But what if you’re not a trust-fund Toby or a highly successful business magnate with the cash to splash on weekend trips to Japan? Those plane tickets don’t come cheap, and Tokyo is known for being on the pricey side, so short of a wealthy aunt popping her clogs or your idea for edible cutlery coming to fruition, you may never have the chance to see this baffling spectacle of awesomeness. If you happen to live in or near Sydney, though, your feet won’t even need to leave terra firma for you to experience it, thanks to a unique event coming up in February.

Japan, Oceania
(Australia • entertainment • Robot Restaurant • robots • show • Sydney • wtf)

Mock game box imagines what a Japan-produced, moe “Call of Duty” might look like

Mike
Jan 8, 2015

Back in the day, Japanese console games were king. What late-20s gamer doesn’t fondly remember the classics like Final Fantasy VII, Tactics Ogre, Street Fighter, Metal Gear, the original Super Smash Bros, and the spate of Japan-produced side-scrollers owing their lineage to Mario?

Unfortunately, while great Japanese games do exist and are still being made, general consensus on English-language gamer forums is that the vast majority of modern Japanese games have devolved into 25-hour, barely interactive CG films and creepy boob-ogling simulators.

And, with this widening rift between Japanese game fans and Western gamers, the darker, dirtier corners of the Internet can get a bit cheeky with their memes.