Crap Game of the Year Coming To Xbox 360 [Nsfw]

Um, Hooray? Forget Game of the Year, the Japanese internet has the Kuso (“Crap”) Game of the Year. And last year’s winner is coming to the Xbox 360. More

Return of the Pee Bottle Guy (And Fishy TV Reporting) [Japan]

In early January, a Japanese news program did a piece on “netoge haijin” or “online game invalids”. A follow-up to that report has appeared, and some believe the segment is fake. More

Tokyo’s Virtual Child Porn Bill Delayed [Legal]

What do you think happened after some of Japan’s most famous manga creators showed opposition to a Tokyo proposal that sets out to ban provocative “visual depictions” of characters who appear to be 18 years-old and younger? More

Why One Of Nintendo’s Smash Hits May Never Leave Japan [Gdc]

Yoshio Sakamoto is visiting San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference to talk up the latest, he says greatest, take on Metroid. But that’s not the game he’s carrying around with him to show off at dinner. More

How Japan’s Push For Babies Helps Gambling [Gambling]

The Japanese population is shrinking. Birthrates have been dropping for the past two decades, and the country needs more babies. The Japanese government is attempting to push through a national child subsidy program. Enter pachinko. More

Proposed Virtual Child Porn Law Trucking Along [Tokyo]

Won’t someone think of the children? The imaginary children? Don’t worry, Japanese politicians are. More

You Must Be Brave To Wear These Shirts [Japan]

Nintendo DS title Love Plus is a popular game. It a dating sim with young girls and has sold something like 180,000 copies in Japan. But nobody walks around advertising their adoration for the game. That is gonna change. Outfit retailer NijigenCOSPA is offering Love Plus t-shirts that features characters Manaka Takane, Rinko Kobayakawa and Nene Anegasaki in swimwear. Going on sale this month, each shirt is a little over thirty bucks. Definitely for brave souls! 愛しの彼女といつでも一緒！二次元コスパ「ラブプラス」新作Tシャツ登場！ [AkibaOS]

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This Is A Fist of The North Star Trailer For Your Eyes [Clips]

This month, Koei is bringing anime/manga series Fist of the North Star to the PS3 and Xbox 360. The company is best known for its Dynasty Warriors hack-and-slash action games. Let’s hope it doesn’t screw this up. The company has roped in popstar Nana Tanimura (pictured) to sing the title’s “image song” Far Away. It doesn’t sound like a very good song, but at least the game looks fantastic! Fingers crossed it plays fantastic. According to Tecmo Koei, gamers will “unleash a myriad of devastating fighting techniques and finishing moves powerful enough to bring down whole buildings,” cause enemies to “violently explode on screen” and trigger “the instantaneous breakdown of internal organs.” The manga Fist of the North Star debuted in 1983 and went on to spin off two animated series and motion pictures.

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Five Yakuza Movies You Must See… [Yakuza]

…before you cut your pinkie off! With Yakuza 3 coming out in North America and Yakuza 4 coming out in Japan, is there a better time to talk about Japanese gangsters? No, no there isn’t. These films are grounded in yakuza mythos, fantasy and, yes, fact. And like Hollywood mobster films, these motion pictures have even influenced the way yakuza portray themselves and are portrayed. Otaku USA Editor-in-Chief Patrick Macias , who will be giving a presentation at the SEGA co-sponsored Yakuza 3 event in San Francisco, has provided five of his favorite yakuza flicks as well as short blurbs about the films to hopefully pique your interest. Read them below. Do it! Brutal Tales of Chivalry (Showa Zankyoden, 1965) — “Returning solider Ken Takakura must embody the burning spirit of Japanese manhood and save the local market from modernized thugs who drive big motorcars and wear tacky aloha shirts. In short, the honorable yakuza formula done to perfection.” Street Mobster (Gendai Yakuza – Hito-kiri Yota, 1972) — “The ’60s era image of the ‘chivalrous gangster’ dies hard as mad dog loser Bunta Sugawara kick-starts mayhem and craziness wherever he goes, even turning even an innocent bowl of ramen into a weapon along the way!” Battles Without Honor & Humanity (Jingi-naki tatakai, 1973) — “Director Kinji Fukasaku (later to helm Battle Royale) kicks off an epic, bleak, and unrepentantly violent tapestry of post-war yakuza history, inspired by real-life events. See all five ‘Battles’ films for full ‘Godfather Saga’ effect.” The Tattooed Hit Man (Yamaguchi-gumi gaiden: Kyushu shinko-sakusen, 1976) — “Bizarro World English dub of a typical ’70s yakuza flick, only with the voices provided by the Speed Racer staff. Here’s your chance to finally hear Speed tell someone, ‘You’re in my way, asshole.’ Originally released to fleapit movie theaters in the US by New Line Cinema! Dead or Alive (1999) — “An amphetamine-fueled hallucinogenic roller coaster ride through Tokyo’s Kabuki-cho district at its most hellish, presided over by director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer) with some of the biggest stars of the straight-to-video era in tow. *Spoilers* May also contain the most amazing ending in film history.” So if Yakuza 3 (or 4 for that matter) doesn’t quite quench your thirst for dirty scowls for guys speaking guttural Japanese or if it simply leaves you hankering for more gangster action, do check out these films Patrick recommended. And if you’ve already seen them, watch them again! Those in the San Francisco area can check out Patrick Macias in person on March 5 at the area’s VIZ Cinema. More details here .

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His Online Gaming Devil [Japan]

At 12 years-old Motoki Nishimura became a gaming recluse. At 17, he became an author, writing a book about his experience. Earlier this year, Nishimura published My Online Gaming Devil, which details his descent into online gaming when his parents divorced. “I didn’t care what happened in real life,” he told The Mainichi Daily News. “I didn’t think there was any point in living…” The intense hours of gaming left him with a condition known as ataxia . It wasn’t until Nishimura was interviewed by another author about his online gaming addiction that he decided to change his life. Don’t think of My Online Gaming Devil as a condemnation. “Online gaming is not a bad thing, and there are many different types of gamers,” he adds. Nishimura continues to game, but has branched out of his shell. “When I stayed in and did nothing but play games, there was no chance to do the things I wanted to do. But now there are people drawing me into the real world. I am so grateful, I think it’s an amazing thing.” In the Japanese media, “netoge haijin” or “online game invalids” have become a popular topic of sorts. As Kotaku previously posted , the slang “netoge haijin” went mainstream in 2009 in part due to news reports like this. There was also a book by journalist Osamu Ashizaki cleverly called Netoge Haijin, published in May 2009. Hardly a Japan-only trend, the book explored the dangerous of online gaming. And while South Korea has, after unfortunate incidents in which online gamers have died from exhaustion, taken steps to address online game addiction, Japan has not. Online gaming addict takes the long road back to real life [Mainichi Daily News]

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