Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo Goes Live!
At long last, the full demo for the long anticipated remake of the beloved Final Fantasy VII (FFVII) has finally been released and is available…
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Will the novel coronavirus push Japan to declare a state of emergency?
It’s been almost a month since the first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Japan, that being a Japanese man who had traveled…
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Nao Matsushita exclusive interview from “Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist”
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. Nao Matsushita is now playing a leading role in Fuji…
Bring Doraemon home to your kids with “Doraemon with U” programmable toy
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Air Jacket “kiriko” case wraps your iPhone in beautiful Edo Kiriko art
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Pokémon Cafe Adds Gigantamax Pikachu & Eevee, Yamper, Zigzagoon, Eiscue to their menu
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It’s not easy to get a coronavirus test in Japan [Interview with a Tokyo resident]
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the Japanese government has implemented what many are calling an obtuse and ambiguous system to deal with those…
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Mobile game Evangelion Battlefields launches main visual, pre-registration campaign [UPDATED]
With the final film in the series ready to hit theaters later this year, it’s safe to say that Evangelion fans are getting excited. In…
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In celebration of the upcoming release of the new Neon Genesis Evangelion film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0, UCC Ueshima Coffee will once again be teaming up with…