Latest Japanese News and Stories

Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Japanese, Get A Dreaded Compliment

In Real Life

12 months ago

Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Japanese, Get A Dreaded Compliment

Brian Ashcraft

Samurai Gourmet Is The Best Food Show On Netflix

Entertainment

2 years ago

Samurai Gourmet Is The Best Food Show On Netflix

Riley MacLeod

2

PlayStation

4 years ago

The First Few Lines Of Final Fantasy 7 Are A Little Different In Japanese

Tim Rogers

5

I’m playing Final Fantasy 7 in both English and Japanese at the same time, and noticing a bunch of tiny differences — for you. Here’s a video illustrating what nuances of the first few lines of the game couldn’t make it into the English translation.

Dead Or Alive 5’s Newest Fighter Is A Respected Japanese Historical Figure

In Real Life

5 years ago

Dead Or Alive 5’s Newest Fighter Is A Respected Japanese Historical Figure

Mike Fahey

5

One Of Steam’s Hottest Games Right Now Is Not In English

In Real Life

5 years ago

One Of Steam’s Hottest Games Right Now Is Not In English

Patricia Hernandez

3

Maybe you’ve heard of Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 — not only has the historical strategy series been around for a while, it also has several spin-offs, such as Dynasty Warriors. Well, now Romance of the Kingdoms is tearing up the Steam charts.

This App Will Help You Improve Your Japanese

In Real Life

6 years ago

This App Will Help You Improve Your Japanese

Richard Eisenbeis

4

In Real Life

7 years ago

An RPG That Teaches You Japanese

Jason Schreier

16

PC

9 years ago

This RPG Teaches You Japanese

Richard Eisenbeis

8

As a game journalist living and working in Japan, the question I’m most commonly asked is, “What game can help me learn Japanese?” The answer: Slime Forest Adventure.

What If Fallout: New Vegas Was A Japanese RPG From 1987?

Retro

10 years ago

What If Fallout: New Vegas Was A Japanese RPG From 1987?

Mike Fahey

3

10 years ago

While You Were Sleeping

Mark Serrels

Japanese

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