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New Pokémon Monorail set to welcome visitors to Tokyo starting this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 25, 2019
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Pikachu and his pals want to give you a very special hello as soon as you step outside Tokyo’s international airport.

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• Japan
• (airports • anime • cool • cute • Haneda Airport • Pikachu • Pokemon • Tokyo • Tokyo Monorail • trains • travel • video games)

Saucy invite from lonely woman/online scammer has Mr. Sato filled with desire to do one thing

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 25, 2019

When a stranger sends him a friend request, our reporter sees the opportunity to relieve his explosive, pent-up emotion.

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• Japan
• (Bomberman • COK • funny • line • Mr. Sato • scammers • scams • SNOJ • video games)

Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirts sell out in Japan, customers swoon over gorgeous designs in real life

• Oona McGee
  Jun 24, 2019

Pikachu even made an appearance in-store in Japan for the long-awaited release!

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • design • fashion • graphic T-shirts • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • shirts • shopping • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • video games)

Final Fantasy VII Remake director discusses Tifa’s visibly smaller breats

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2019

Ethics department and intense action scenes among reasons for change.

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • Tetsuya Nomura • Tifa • video games)

Snorlax Bead Sofa is the awesomely cozy living room furniture every Pokémon fan needs【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 18, 2019

Paired with a Poké Ball Ottoman, Japanese furniture maker’s newest item looks so amazingly cozy we may imitate Snorlax and never get up again.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • cute • furniture • interior • Kabigon • Poké Ball • Pokemon • Snorlax • video games)

Pokémon fans around the world distraught at the limited number of Pokémon in upcoming games

• Dale Roll
  Jun 18, 2019

Twitter is full of calls for Game Freak to #BringBackTheNationalDex. 

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• Japan
• (E3 • game freak • National Dex • Nintendo Direct • nintendo switch • Pokemon • Pokémon Home • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)

Ghost Wire: Tokyo game director’s adorable stage presence at E3 inspires memes, fan art

• Evie Nyan
  Jun 10, 2019

Director of new horror action-adventure game Ghost Wire: Tokyo steals hearts and wins fans

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• Japan
• (ghost wire tokyo • Horror • ikumi nakamura • The Evil Within • video games • women in games)

Bootleg Chinese Pikachu plushie gets full makeover from loving fan who won’t give up on it

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2019

Suspect Detective Pikachu gets transformed into something as cute as the real thing.

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• Japan
• (anime • bootlegs • cool • crafts • cute • knock-offs • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • video games)

Nintendo fans in Japan are overjoyed when company tells them their hardware repairs AREN’T free

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2019

Gamers are happy to pay repair costs once they find out they’re paying for more than just parts.

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• Japan
• (COK • nintendo • repairs • video games)

Pokémon Company’s profits have grown 1,200 percent in five years, Japanese report says

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2019

Apparently “pika pika” translates to “ka-ching!”

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• Japan
• (anime • business • COK • crazy • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Company • video games)

Gigantic, kaiju-class Pokémon battles are part of the new Pokémon Sword and Shield games【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 6, 2019

Sure, Piakachu is still adorable, but now he can also grow so large he could easily wreck a city.

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• Japan
• (nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Direct • Pokémon Dynamax • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)

Pokémon Company loosens copyright grip, starts free-to-use-art program for schools, day care

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 6, 2019

Over 100 illustrations allow kids, teachers, and children’s hospital staff to create smiles and curiosity with the beloved anime/video game characters.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • education • illustration • kids • moving • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Illustration Lab • schools • society • touching • video games)

Pokémon dress shirt line will be coming to the U.S. and Europe, Pokémon Company says

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 3, 2019

The 151 customizable designs will be following in the Pokémon anime and games’ footsteps by heading out to the rest of the world.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • dress shirts • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • shirts • video games)

Otter mascot character Shinjo-kun kicks butt at Street Fighter tournament in full costume【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Jun 2, 2019

Bubble-headed mammal quickly becoming the darling of Japanese pro-gaming.

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• Japan
• (Daito Manabe • esports • Game Centers GP • kochi • Mascots • Shinjo-kun • Street Fighter V • video games • Yuka Kuramochi • yuru-kyara)

Pokémon Master Ball engagement ring case is sure to help you catch your beloved’s heart

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 1, 2019

Poké-pop the question with this beautiful handcrafted case from Japan’s Pokémon wedding jeweler.

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • awesome • cool • cute • marriage • Pikachu • Pokemon • rings • U-Treasure • video games • weddings)

New bar catering to Pokémon GO players who want to make friends opens in Tokyo

• Master Blaster
  May 27, 2019

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your trainer name ♫

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• Japan
• (bars • Edogawabashi Station • food • izakaya • P-GO Izakaya Genkinokakera • Pokémon GO • Tokyo • video games)

Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirt grand prize-winner disqualified for violating contest rules

• Casey Baseel
  May 24, 2019

Two designers used rule-breaking designs, which were super effective, until they got caught.

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• China, Europe, Japan
• (anime • controversy • cool • cute • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • t-shirts • UT Grand Prix • video games)

Real-world Final Fantasy wedding plan reservations start in Japan, and it looks amazing【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2019

Perfectly recreated bride’s dress, Moogle desserts, and wedding Chocobo are all part of the package.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Chocobo • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)

Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirts coming to Japan this summer, in 24 crazy designs

• Oona McGee
  May 22, 2019

Worldwide competition nets 18,000 entries and 24 winners, but there’s controversy surrounding the winning design.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • design • fashion • graphic T-shirts • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • video games)

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin is collaborating on a Japanese video game

• Casey Baseel
  May 21, 2019

Rumored to be working with the director of Dark Souls, the Japanese game industry’s biggest name in gritty, lore-rich fantasy.

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• Japan, USA
• (A Song of Ice and Fire • Bloodborne • Dark Souls • Game of Thrones • George R. R. Martin • Hidetaka Miyazaki • Sekiro • video games)

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