Category Archive: Japan

Video Game Market Japan: Still Shrinkin’

Hey look, a typical display of DVDs of Japanese musical idol groups, the kind of thing you see all over Japan:

Except, something doesn’t feel quite right… Oh yeah! This is the bottom floor of the Tsutaya in Shibuya. The floor that used to be dedicated totally to video games. Demo kiosks, […]

Burger Time: That Which Should Not Be

In celebration of the release of Windows 7, Burger King has released the following monstrosity in Japan:

A 7-patty Whopper for 777 yen. God help us.

Chainsaw-gun versus Salary-man

Blurry photos from a Famitsu in the office, creative uses for lazy coworkers in a Gears of War workplace:

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Long-lost Brother Found

Together, at last:

Five Tips for the Frugal Foreigner in Japan

Living in Japan, especially Tokyo, is an infamously expensive affair. For the most part, this is true. Apartments are expensive, food is expensive, clothes are expensive. Even with that being the case, there are several simple tricks you can use to shave precious yen off your weekly spending.

More Silly Japanese God of War PR

Apparently in the months leading up to the Japanese release of God of War: Chains of Olympus”, Capcom ran a contest having people fill in dialogue bubbles in God of War screenshots. Here are a few choice entries:

–Okay sir, how would you like your shave?
–Nice and close, please.

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