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Live-action Legend of Zelda movie reveals cast for roles of Link and Zelda

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2025
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Nintendo franchise’s next movie project has found its leads.

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• Global, Japan
• (Legend of Zelda • Legend of Zelda movie • Live action • movies • nintendo • video game • Zelda • Zelda movie)

Pokémon Slowpoke Powdered Rice Topping tastes like liquid for noodles【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 24, 2025

Honorary Pokémon governor of Udon Prefecture has a treat that might be even tastier than his tail.

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• Japan
• (anime • Ashikaga Flower Park • COK • food • furikake • manga • Noodles • Pokemon • rice • Slowpoke • SNJO • taste test • udon • video game)

New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions

• Oona McGee
  Apr 5, 2024

Who knew Eeveelutions came with different flavours?

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• Japan
• (anime • cakes • COK • cute • Eevee • Eeveelutions • food • Ginza Cozy Corner • Kawaii • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video game)

Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats

• Oona McGee
  Mar 21, 2023

Sushi, sashimi, and yakitori galore, but only for diners who know where to find it!

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• Japan
• (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • bars • cheap • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • food review • izakaya • Kabukicho • restaurant reviews • restaurants • review • sashimi • shinjuku • SNJO • sushi • Tokyo • video game • yakitori)

Why is there a wrestling ring in the Underground Arena fighting bar in Kabukicho?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2023

Investigating the underbelly of Tokyo in one of its most notorious districts.

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• Japan
• (bars • COK • fighting • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • izakaya • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • pro wrestling • professional wrestling • restaurants • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • wrestling • yakuza)

Why don’t hosts in Kabukicho approach our female reporter any more?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 11, 2022

Back when she was younger she couldn’t get away from them, so we visit a host club to find out what’s going on. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • Ikuna Kamezawa • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • yakuza)

Is real Tokyo as dangerous as the Yakuza video games? Chapter 4: Not Like a Dragon

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 9, 2022

The fourth and final stop on Mr. Sato’s look at Kabukicho, the real-world Kamurocho.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • hostess bars • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • SNJO • video game • yakuza)

Is real Tokyo as dangerous as the Yakuza video games? Chapter 3: Crazy Town

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 8, 2022

Stories of blood, cockroaches, and the old days of Kabukicho, Tokyo’s real-world Kamurocho.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • hostess bars • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • SNJO • video game • yakuza)

Is real Tokyo as dangerous as the Yakuza video games? Chapter 2: Towards the Gray Darkness

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 7, 2022

Mr. Sato continues his night out in Kabukicho, the real-world Kamurocho.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • hostess bars • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • SNJO • video game • yakuza)

Is Tokyo’s real-world Kamurocho as dangerous as the Yakuza games’ setting? Mr. Sato investigates

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 6, 2022

Our ace reporter hits the streets in his Kiryu Kazama cosplay to talk to the people who know Kabukicho best.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • hostess bars • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • SNJO • video game • yakuza)

Enter the Hatoverse: Flap your way into the world’s first pigeon metaverse

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 11, 2022

Escape from the real world into one of pigeon peace.

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• Japan
• (Hatoverse • metaverse • mobile app • peaceful • pigeon • Tori Games • video game • weird)

Power up with this positively scrumptious kakuni braised pork Pac-Man manju from Nagasaki

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 11, 2022

Famous Kyushu specialty meets classic video game in this gastronomic dream team.

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• Japan
• (Bandai Namco • COK • collaboration • curry • food • Iwasaki Honpo • Kyushu • manju • Nagasaki • Namco • pac-man • video game • video games)

Saddest original PlayStation ever? Store labels symbol of Japanese couple’s ‘90s love “junk”

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2021

Kaori and Naoto were so very much in love in the summer of 1997.

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• Japan
• (aiaigasa • funny • playstation • PlayStation 1 • relationships • retro games • romance • sad • video game)

Uniqlo’s new graphic tee collab features Animal Crossing, Pokémon, League of Legends, and more!

• Ingrid Tsai
  Apr 27, 2021

Gamers of different genres have a wide variety to select from with Uniqlo’s upcoming Spring 2021 lineup.

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• Japan
• (Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • clothing • collaboration • fashion • league of legends • Pikachu • Pokemon • Uniqlo • video game • video games)

Exploring the castle town in Kagawa Prefecture that inspired its own free-to-play RPG

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 16, 2021

Marugame Castle also holds the distinction of being one of only 12 castles in Japan with this particular architectural element left intact.  

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• Japan
• (Ayake Idate • Final Aoe Thrash • Kagawa Prefecture • Marugame Castle • Marugame City • princesses • RPG • Shikoku • sword • tourism • travel • udon • video game)

Kirby Café has new winter Kirby Fighters menu that’ll warm your heart and fill your stomach

• Ingrid Tsai
  Nov 23, 2020

Get snug and cozy with Kirby and company this winter.

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• Japan
• (cafes • character cafe • collaboration goods • cute • food • Fukuoka • Hoshi no Kirby • Kirby • Kirby Café • limited edition • nintendo • Oshiage • Tokyo • video game)

Kingdom Hearts video conference backgrounds are now yours to download for free

• Krista Rogers
  May 17, 2020

Spend your next video meeting sitting in the midst of scenery from the internationally beloved crossover series.

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• Internet, Japan
• (background • download • free • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts Dark Road • Square Enix • twitter • video conference • video game)

PlayStation 5’s newest controller revealed! We compare netizen reactions from Japan and the West

• Eli Pang
  Apr 11, 2020

An exciting, fresh development for the PlayStation line, but also the end of an era for a controller many were fond of.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • netizens • playstation • PlayStation 5 • twitter • video game)

Hideo Kojima stopped by U.S. customs for attempting to bring in unnerving plastic baby pod

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 28, 2019

“Now let’s scan his luggage… wait, why’s there a baby in there?!”

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• Japan
• (airport • baby • customs • death stranding • Hideo Kojima • replica • San Diego Comic-Con • video game)

Nintendo announces new Switch RPG from the developers of the world-famous Pokémon series

• Koh Ruide
  Sep 16, 2018

Expectations are high as the world anticipates another quality release.

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• Japan
• (cute • game • game freak • JRPG • nintendo switch • video game)

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  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  4. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  5. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
  6. Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  7. This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
  8. Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  9. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  6. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  9. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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