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While most Nintendo fans know about the NES and Famicom, there were plenty of other versions of Nintendo’s 8-bit hardware, some of which were never meant to be owned by the general public. One such piece of Nintendo history is the Famicombox, which was a commercial-use-only Famicom that released in 1986, and it was mainly…

Shohei Ohtani is a global superstar. His baseball cards are in high demand all over the world, especially in his native Japan, where the Ohtani market continues to soar. By Greg Bates⋅ JUL 24, 2026

Saudi Arabia writer and director Bassmah Abdullah is combining animation and artificial intelligence in ‘Shama,’ a short film that uses AI-generated cultural imagery. (Supplied)Saudi Arabia writer and director Bassmah Abdullah is combining animation and artificial intelligence in ‘Shama,’ a short film that uses AI-generated cultural imagery. (Supplied) Short Url: 22 Jul 2026 10:07:24 GMT9 22…

If you’re looking for a new PlayStation 5 but want to save some money in the face of seemingly never-ending gaming price hikes, you might be tempted to get your hands on Sony’s cheaper Japanese version of the flagship console. That’s an understandable urge — the console bundles cost 55,000 to 65,000 yen, or around…

Fans of K-pop group BTS, known as ARMY, film a promotional comeback video broadcast at Shinsegae Square in Jung-gu, central Seoul, March 20, one day before the group’s highly anticipated concert at Gwanghwamun Square. Korea Times photo by Park Ji-yeon

Japanese Fragrance and flavors manufacturer Takasago has partnered with Handcraft Entertainment to develop scents, tastes, and consumer products that aim to define the emerging “global” J-pop genre. The collaboration hopes to expand Japanese pop culture’s reach beyond music by creating tangible products that let fans experience it through smell, taste, and touch. 

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Kodansha Ltd., the publisher of popular Japanese manga titles including “Attack on Titan”and “Blue Lock,”plans to tap the Indian market, which has a population of 1.4 billion, Jiji Press reports

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JAKARTA – A 15-year-old teenager in Japan was arrested after allegedly using ChatGPT to help perfect a program that deleted 46,812 user accounts of the anime streaming service Bandai Channel