This month, a series of officially licensed "Terrarium Collection" Pokemon toys goes on sale in Japan. The collection doesn't specifically say that this is what the inside of Pokeballs actually look like. But they are shaped like Pokeballs!

This Saturday, an enormous new Gundam store will open its doors in Tokyo's Odaiba. Called The Gundam Base Tokyo, the shop will have over 2,000 types of Gundam goods for sale and another 1,500 on display. That is apparently the largest assortment on Earth.

For the past few years, it has felt like Hideo Kojima and Konami have been at loggerheads. Even last month, the saga seemed to be endless. In a new interview, however, Kojima discusses what was good about his Konami days — namely, letting him make the games he wanted to.

Earlier this month in Tokyo's Ikebukuro, around 3,000 people lined up at a retailer for a chance to buy one of 105 Switch consoles.

Earlier this year, there were English language reports of the Nintendo Switch warping and bending. Now, there are similar reports from Japan.

Created by Taiwan-based model maker Hank Cheng, this piece is called "Gundam The Desolation After War."

The country that made ninja famous is currently experiencing a shortage of their stage variety. There are not enough ninja performers in Japan.

This is no prank. Mewtwo has finally been released as a Pokémon Go raid boss at an event in Yokohama, Japan as you can see in the above photo by Twitter user and YouTuber MYSTIC7.

Disney is no longer distributing most Studio Ghibli movies in America, sparking hope that the beloved anime films will finally be more accessible both in American theatres, as well as DVD and Blu-Ray.

Yesterday the summer Comic Market got underway at Tokyo Big Sight. Where there are comics, there are cosplayers, and you can bet the biannual Comiket is crawling with those.

It isn't that uncommon to hear of criminal suspects residing in manga cafes. Those establishments have daily rates, and if you get a booth, there's enough space to stretch out and sleep. However, a suspect living in an arcade? That's new.

On Nintendo's Japanese website, there is a page called "Other Products" (その他の商品). It's fascinating.

Capcom is releasing a highly-detailed, hand-made Felyne.

During a performance yesterday in Yokohama, one of the Pikachus looked waaaaaaaaasted.

The Ace Attorney 1 - 6 Premium Edition pack has to be one of the most expensive Nintendo 3DS game bundles ever released, if not the most expensive.

Starting yesterday, there's a "Pikachu Outbreak" event in Yokohama, with Pikachus taking to the sea and the sky. Even thought these events are now held annually, this year's looked less like an "outbreak" and more like an "invasion".

At the Pikachu Outbreak event in Yokohama, Pokemon GO players have been finding the shiny version of everyone's favourite electric rodent.

Cats love nestling in cardboard boxes. While the jury is out on whether they like actual mecha, felines certainly seem into cardboard ones. At least this one does.

In Tokyo's Odaiba, a new 1/1 scale Gundam Unicorn statue is being built. It isn't finished, but sneak peeks show that this huge Gundam statue's antenna will move. That's awesome.