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Phantasy Star is a popular Sega RPG franchise that spawned numerous titles; it was Sega’s answer to the Final Fantasy series. Now, for the franchise’s 30th anniversary, Sega has announced a new mobile smartphone game called Idola: Phantasy Star Saga will arrive in Japan later this year. While there aren’t many details in terms of […]
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) has officially launched its taxi-hailing business in Japan, as part of a previously announced joint venture with SoftBank. Didi, for the uninitiated, emerged back in 2015 following a merger between local Chinese rivals Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, and the combined entity is now the market leader in Chi…Read More
Kyodo via Reuters An empty wooden vessel was found drifting off Japan’s western coast earlier this week. It was found floating in a rocky area around 164 feet off the island of Hokkaido. Though it’s not clear where the boat came from, town authorities think it may be from North Korea. Dozens of “ghost ships” […]
Kyodo/Reuters 89 people have been killed and millions have been evacuated from areas affected by landslides in western Japan. Rescuers are continuing to search for people as many are believed to be trapped in their homes amid heavy flooding. Authorities on Sunday ordered evacuations for up to 5.9 million people in 19 nearby prefectures. More than […]
Kyodo/Reuters At least 51 people are dead and 48 are missing after record-shattering torrential rains hit western and central Japan on Saturday, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. More than 1.6 million people have been ordered to evacuate from their homes by Saturday morning and 3.1 million others were advised to leave after Japan’s Meteorological […]
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The Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Yokosuka, Japan, has been announced this week by Niantic. This is the latest Pokemon Go event announced by the company, who are also hosting Pokemon Go Fest in Chicago later this month. This new event kicks off Wednesday, August 29, and lasts until Sunday, September 2 (JST) in […]
REUTERS Belgium vs Japan: Live World Cup score, goals and updates with Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku in acti Free-scoring Belgium face Japan in tonight’s World Cup last-16 clash. Roberto Martinez’s side go in as firm favourites, taking with them a 100 percent record from the group phase and netting nine goals in beating Panama, […]
Highly-touted Belgium enter their round of 16 tie with Japan knowing that a win will likely set up a quarter-final date with Brazil, but will Japan be the latest team to upset the odds in what has been a World Cup full of shocks? Belgium will field a much-rested side after benching a host of […]
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