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Maker of Japan’s first crane machine is looking for a working model, offering 100,000-yen reward
- Casey Baseel
Nov 12, 2025 - Tweet
Taito is also giving away free games to fans with personal memories of the Crown 602.
- Japan
- (Arcades • claw machines • crane games • Crown 602 • retro games • Taito • technology • UFO catchers • video games)
Japan’s permanent Pokémon theme park zone announces grand opening date, ticket sale start
- Casey Baseel
Nov 12, 2025
Poképark Kanto is opening sooner than expected on Tokyo’s southern border.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • manga • Pokemon • Poképark Kanto • theme parks • video games • Yomiuri Land • Yomiuriland)
Nintendo’s Kirby zooms into Japanese convenience stores Family Mart’s Super Satisfied Fest
- Casey Baseel
Nov 11, 2025
Kirby is making a combini run ahead of the launch of his new game.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • cute • Family mart • food • instant noodles • Japanese convenience stores • Kirby • nintendo • SNJO • sweets • video games)
Pokémon doughnuts appear at Mister Donut, with all-new Pikachu and Foongus
- Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2025
Find out if these new Pokémon are worth capturing.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • diglett • donuts • doughnuts • food • Foongus • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
Brand-new Pokémon park opens in Japan with larger-than-life-size Lapras【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2025
Lapras’ latest collaboration with the region it’s an ambassador for is now ready to receive fans and provide squeals of joy.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • Lapras • manga • Miyagi • outdoors • parks • Pokemon • video games)
Japan’s new Pokémon donut treat marks Ditto’s Mister Donut debut!
- Casey Baseel
Nov 8, 2025
Mister Ditto.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • ditto • donuts • food • manga • Mister Donut • Pokemon • Pokémon donuts • sweets • video games)
Sanrio and Sonic the Hedgehog characters become fast friends with new plushie collection
- Casey Baseel
Nov 1, 2025
Gotta go fast, gotta be friendly.
- Japan
- (cute • Hello Kitty • Kuromi • My Melody • plushies • Sanrio • Sega • Sonic • Sonic the Hedgehog • stuffed animals • video games)
Yakuza video game even in Japan allows fans to both marry and divorce their 2-D crushes
- Casey Baseel
Oct 29, 2025
Like a Dragon/Yakuza exhibition offers wedding ceremonies with charavter of your choice, provides paperwork to tie the knot and sever it too.
- Japan
- (crazy • divorce • funny • Like a Dragon • Sega • video games • Wedding • weird • yakuza)
Japan is getting the cutest Pikachu donuts ever, and another Pokémon will make its donut debut
- Casey Baseel
Oct 28, 2025
Pokémon/Mister Donut collaboration continues to evolve.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • donuts • food • manga • Mimikyu • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
160-year-old Kyoto sweets maker crafts beautiful Pokémon treats【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2025
Shichijo Kanshundo’s beautiful friendship with Pikachu and pals continues.
- Japan
- (anime • food • Kyoto • manga • Pokemon • senbei • Shichijo Kanshundo • sweets • video games • wagashi)
McDonald’s Japan reveals Street Fighter-themed Street Burgers and crossover videos【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 17, 2025
Ryu takes on Gouki Nalds and Chun-Li battles Smile Guile.
- Japan
- (Capcom • fast food • food • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Street Fighter • Street Fighter 2 • Street Fighter II • video games)
Tokyo losing another iconic arcade with announced closure of 40-year-old Ikebukuro game center
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2025
A once-adored location in Ikebukuro is down to its last few months.
- Japan
- (Adores • Arcades • game centers • Ikebukuro • video games)
Street Fighter is coming to McDonald’s Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 15, 2025
Guile, as usual, is waiting.
- Japan
- (Capcom • fast food • food • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Street Fighter • Street Fighter 2 • Street Fighter II • video games)
Giant real-world Kingdom Hearts Keyblade plays music and magic sound effects from the game【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 9, 2025
Recreation of Sora’s sword produces lights and sounds for all tiers of seven classes of spells.
- Japan
- (cool • Disney • Final Fantasy • keyblade • Kingdom Hearts • Premium Bandai • Square Enix • video • video games)
Nintendo mysteriously releases Close to You CG animated video, but what is it?【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2025
Four-minute video has no dialogue, but still contains audio clues as to what it might be.
Pokémon appear at Pronto cafes in Japan for a limited time, but there’s one thing missing from the menu
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2025
Glaring omission makes us wonder what will happen to Pikachu in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- Japan
- (anime • drinks • food • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Legend Z-A • Pronto • restaurants • SNJO • themed restaurants • video games)
Awesome cosplayers and impressive demos from Tokyo Game Show【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2025
Our reporter hits the floor of TGS to see the sights and play the games.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • Monster Hunter • Monster Hunter Outlanders • Resident Evil • Resident Evil Requiem • SNJO • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2025 • video games)
Day 2 of our quest to visit all the Pokémon manhole covers in Tottori【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2025
Can we get to all the remaining Sandshrews before time runs out?
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Ikuna Kamezawa • manga • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • sandshrew • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • travel • video games)
Tokyo Game Show — Cosplay dreams broken, Mr. Sato heads to the Like a Dragon/Yakuza booth anyway
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2025
Awesome recreation of the Kamurocho Gate eases his Majima pain.
- Japan
- (COK • cosplay • cosplayers • Like a Dragon • Mr. Sato • Sega • SNJO • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2025 • video games • yakuza)
Japanese city passes ordinance to limit smartphone use, applies to people outside the city too
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2025
Kids, adults, and even students who don’t live in the city are told to limit their use of smartphones and other devices.
- Japan
- (COK • Smartphones • society • technology • video games • weird)
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