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Cute cat is the star Tsum Tsum character in this Japanese home!

Oona McGee
Sep 8, 2016
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Meet the cat who can stack it like a Disney Tsum Tsum character in all sorts of situations!

Japan
(cats • cute • Disney • Instagram • mobile games • plush toys • plushies • tsum tsum)

Pokémon Go craze reignites love for cute Pikachu sea slug in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2016

We take a look at thecacera pacifica, known as the “Pikachu sea slug” in Japan, which many say is the real-life inspiration for the Pokémon character.

Japan
(anime • cute • gamers • games • gaming • mobile games • Osamu Hayashi • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • sea slugs • wow)

We catch up with world’s first Pokémon Go master, Nick Johnson, in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2016

He’s caught ’em all in the U.S., Europe, Hong Kong and Australia, and now we get to find out what the gamer’s been up to in Japan, the birthplace of Pokémon.

Japan
(Expedia • gamers • games • gaming • Japan • mobile games • Niantic • Nick Johnson • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokémon master • tourism • travel)

Pokémon GO players in Japan discover strange new hybrid species of monsters in the game

Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2016

Come with us as we introduce you to ten weird and wonderful mixed-breed Pokémon making trainers laugh around the country.

Japan
(augmented reality • gamers • games • gaming • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

DIY Pokémon Go lifehack from Japan: Hands free “Poké-Han” device gets a rainy day edition

Oona McGee
Jul 28, 2016

Having trouble playing the game with one hand holding onto your umbrella? Now we’ll show you how to stay dry while keeping both hands free for catching Pokémon!

Japan
(DIY • gamers • games • gaming • life hack • lifehack • mobile games • P.K. Sanjun • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Shinjuku Gyoen)

Kyoto temple becomes Pokémon Go gym in Japan, provides special phone chargers for players

Oona McGee
Jul 27, 2016

Centuries of tradition meets the modern-day world of gaming and culminates in a beautiful display of kindness.

Japan
(Buddhism • Buddhist monk • gamers • gaming • Kyoto • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • temples)

Pikachu cosplayer delights Pokémon Go gamers in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 27, 2016

Get out your Poké Balls! It’s time to catch a cute Pikachu!

Japan
(anime • cosplay • Cosplay costume • Cosplay Fashion • cosplayers • gamers • games • gaming • manga • mobile games • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Wonder Festival)

Pokémon Go Trainers in Japan take over parks in huge crowds on first weekend of game’s release

Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2016

Amazing scenes over the weekend show hordes of trainers catching Pokémon in two well-known parks, and one of those parks has a Fountain Tower area shaped like a Poké Ball.

Japan
(gamers • games • gaming • Mewtwo • mobile games • Poké Ball • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokéball Aimer 3-D printed iPhone case makes news among Pokémon Go Trainers in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2016

With data for making the 3-D case available online, now everyone can get a little help with making the perfect throw.

Australia, Japan
(3-D Printing • gamers • games • gaming • lifehack • mobile games • Poké Ball • pokeball • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokémon Go in Japan: 7 top sightseeing spots where you can catch Pokémon in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Jul 24, 2016

Our Japanese reporter Mr. Sato visited these seven well-known tourist spots and captured 88 Pokémon in six hours.

Japan
(augmented reality • games • gaming • mobile games • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • sightseeing • Tokyo)

DIY Pokémon Go lifehack from Japan: rest tired arms with creative hands-free “Poké-Han” device

Oona McGee
Jul 23, 2016

Arms tired from holding your smartphone in front of you all day? We’ll show you how to make this ingenious “Poké-Han“ mobile gaming accessory!

Japan
(augmented reality • DIY • gamers • games • gaming • life hack • lifehack • mobile games • mobile phones • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Creators of Pokémon Go apologise for game’s late arrival in video address to players in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 23, 2016

The message from the creators also includes safety advice for gamers in Japan.

Japan
(game freak • gamers • games • gaming • John Hanke • mobile games • Niantic • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokémon Go released in Japan? We spot a rare “Glasses Pikachu” at Tokyo’s Nintendo headquarters

Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2016

Because if there’s one place you’d expect to find a rare Pokémon, it would have to be at their home in Tokyo.

Japan
(augmented reality • gamers • games • gaming • mobile games • Niantic • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Before Pokémon Go, there was Ingress, and its first “XM-Profiler Illumination Portal” is in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2016

Ingress, the original augmented reality app from Niantic, the creators of Pokémon Go, is taking over Tokyo with a holographic portal that lets you see the state of the game in real-time.

Japan
(augmented reality • gamers • gaming • Ingress • mobile games • Niantic • Pokémon GO)

Could the Pokémon GO model be the future of idol singer management video games?

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2016

With a few tweaks, the smash-hit Pokémon mobile game could be the perfect framework for idol-rearing franchises.

Japan
(Idols • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • The Idolmaster • video games)

Catch Pokémon in the real world by checking out their real-life counterparts!

Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2016

How well do you know your Pokémon? This clever photo guide shows you what your cute little Pokémon buddies really look like in real-life.

Japan
(animals • anime • games • gaming • mobile games • Pikchu • plants • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

6 things people in Japan should watch out for when Pokémon Go lands in the country

Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2016

With the augmented reality world of Pokémon Go on its way to the Land of the Rising Sun, here are six things people in Japan should watch out for when the game hits its shores.