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Ready To Turn Down Idols Once More? But Now In Bikinis?
Last December, Namco Bandai released a PSP game with the goal of turning down the advances of over 40 young Japanese idols. Dating simulator? Not quite, it was a dumping simulator, and you were supposed to settle on one of those girls.
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The Word ‘Otaku’ Was Banned By NHK Until 2008
In a piece on the Lolita Complex, punks and otaku, game translator and author Matt Alt points out that the word “otaku” (“geek”) was a dirty word of sorts, banned by NHK until 2008. More in the link. [Neojaponisme]
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The Bomb Threat Sent From A PlayStation 3
On July 22, at around 3am in the morning, a mysterious message appeared on Japanese bulletin board 2channel. It read: “Tomorrow, I will blow up Hiroshima Station.”
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Akihabara Street-Walking Fully Reopens
After a successful trial stint, Akihabara’s vehicle-free pedestrian paradise opens starting July 3. It was closed after a 2008 stabbing rampage. Details about times and months pedestrian paradise is opened in the link. [Japan Today]