Japan is facing a potential shortage of Asahi beer after a cyberattack against the beverage maker forced its systems offline. Asahi Group issued a statement on Monday announcing that order, shipment, and call center operations at the company had been suspende…

Playground Games is launching the next instalment in the Forza Horizon franchise next year, and this time it’s set in Japan. While I was expecting Forza Horizon 6 to be announced during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show stream later today, the official Forza Horizon I…

A staunch conservative, she takes over as Japan grapples with rising cost-of-living and mounting debt.

It’s been 30 years since the original PlayStation was released in North America and Europe after first debuting in Japan nine months earlier. To mark the occasion, Sony has announced a “large-format photography book” featuring 400 pages filled with photos of …

After almost four years, 'The Sorcery of Nymph Circe' will continue the story of the primary 'Gundam' timeline in January 2026.

Google Japan revives the rotary dial and turns it into a fully working keyboard.

The legendary Toho icon will be greeting travelers arriving and departing from their jet-set holidays.

Just like what Google brought to the U.S., Japan, and more, Canadian college students now have loads of Gemini at no cost.

Reiji Kobayashi, who is originally from Japan, moved to India to expand his car microfinancing startup in 2024.

"It's been in the family for generations. There was never a question of selling it," Matsukane Imai told Business Insider about the guesthouse in Japan.

Good luck catching up.

Hiroshi Sakurazaka's beloved novel, which inspired the Tom Cruise adaptation 'Edge of Tomorrow', continues to look like an absolute stunner in animated form.

My first solo trip to Japan was three weeks long. After spending time in places like Tokyo and Kyoto, I learned from packing and planning mistakes.

My family moved abroad for 3 years. I loved living in Japan and miss a lot of things now that we're back in the US.

There’s a joke that does the rounds, about a teenager being given a dial phone and being unable to make head nor tail of it.  Whether or not it’s true, we’re guessing that the sam…

Japan is just a few days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry as the producer of the nation's most popular beer wrestles with a devastating cyber attack that has shut down its domestic breweries. From a report: The vast majority of Asahi Group's 30 factor…

Xbox and Playground's upcoming racing sequel contains a very large digital Japan The post Forza Horizon 6 Has The Franchise’s Biggest Open World Yet appeared first on Kotaku.

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heatstroke in Japan between May 1 and Sunday, according to preliminary data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Bloomberg, via Japan Times: The number is the most on record, according to NHK. Tr…

The Japanese government has made a formal request asking OpenAI to refrain from copyright infringement. The request came after Sora 2 began generating videos featuring copyrighted characters from anime and video games. Minoru Kiuchi spoke at the Cabinet Offic…

Asahi Group Holdings was hit with a cyberattack this week, which has halted its operations, including production of Japan's favorite Asahi Super Dry.

A slim, good-looking watch whose battery lasts a few days and lets me call for help off-grid? Sign me up.

“We are not able to pay $350 billion in cash,” South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said in a Channel A News television interview on Saturday ...

The developers of AltStore today announced that they plan to make the app available in Australia, Brazil, and Japan later this year, followed by the UK next year. AltStore is also gaining "Fediverse" support, via the ActivityPub protocol. AltStore pro…

Zach Aguilar, who voices main character Tanjiro, says Infinity Castle is a "cultural phenomenon".

Alongside Fatal Fury: Special and the first Bubsy, Mario & Wario makes its worldwide debut The post Nintendo Switch Online Adds Mario Game Never Seen Before Outside Japan appeared first on Kotaku.

Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and the rest of the gang are lovin' it The post McDonald’s Gets Street Fighter Burgers In Japan And I’m Very Jealous appeared first on Kotaku.

The racing series leaves Mexico and is off to Japan in 2026 The post Forza Horizon 6′s Location Officially Revealed, Hours After Microsoft Accidentally Leaked It appeared first on Kotaku.

The 'Super Mario Bros.' anniversary celebration keeps a-going with Mario floating his way through Manhattan.

DAMDAM Explorations, a new small-group travel experience, enlightens the senses and offers an intimate glimpse into the many splendors of Japan Long lines. Crowded tourist sites. Selfie sticks. Luckily for us, there’s …

Chinese space authorities reached a new milestone this week as they tested a reusable rocket that they hope to use to join the United States, Japan and other...

Spain's Marc Marquez caps an incredible comeback to win his seventh MotoGP world championship title and move level with Italian great Valentino Rossi.

The Apple CEO was spotted wearing a red, white, and blue pair of Nike Vomero Plus sneakers.

The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's e…

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the 50th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.

A Must-Experience Event for Locals and Visitors! I was fortunate enough to recently attend Maker Faire Tokyo 2025 as a guest of host Impress Corporation, where I experienced their amazing show! Coming on the heels of our own Maker Faire Bay Area, I was curiou…

This weekend we’re taking terrifying trips to Japan, hanging with speedy hedgehogs on wheels, helping a dude who can’t walk on his own, and more The post Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To appeared first on Kotaku.

The Ukrainian leader says British-made microcomputers were used in weapons launched at Ukraine this weekend.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

A report from Japan claims Toyota will reveal a the Land Cruiser FJ off-road SUV to the public on Tuesday, October 21, ahead of the Japan Mobility Show.

Sora 2 erzeugt KI-Videos auch mit Anime-, Manga- und Spielcharakteren. Die japanische Regierung will das nicht länger dulden und stellt OpenAI zur Rede.

And it’s not clear if anything can be done about the problem.

String theorists, this one may be for you.

These all-natural traps appear to run on calcium.

The USS America returned to San Diego after a six-year deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, during which it participated in joint and combined exercises...

At first, Eric Fung worried that, as a foreigner pitching products in Japan's tradition-bound market, no one would take him seriously.

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it has a way to go.

Microsoft's next Forza Horizon game is set in Japan, going by an Instagram ad that appears to have been posted ahead of reveal. The post has been taken down, but one of the internet's many screen-grabbing Eyes of Sauron has preserved it for posterity. "The Ho…

Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.

In Japan wird erstmals eine Frau Ministerpräsidentin. Aber Sanae Takaichis Bündnis ist fragil. Wofür steht sie? Und: Pläne für mehr deutsche Gaskraftwerke auf der Kippe.

The Capcom Cup is going pay-per-view and players are dumbfounded The post Street Fighter 6 Fans Can’t Believe Capcom Wants Them To Pay To Watch The Finals appeared first on Kotaku.

A former economic security internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an expansionary agenda, is expected to replace Prime Minister Shigeru...

From 1 November, all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the US will face a 25% tariff rate

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia and India will strengthen maritime security and defence industrial cooperation, signing an agreement on mutual submarine rescue...

Fujitsu zeigt in Japan, dass auch leichte Notebooks einen einfach wechselbaren Akku haben können. Ein 16-Zöller kommt zudem mit optischem Laufwerk.

Im Open-World-Abenteuer "Ghost of Yotei" begleiten die Spieler eine Kriegerin auf einem blutigen Rachefeldzug durch das Japan des frühen 17. Jahrhunderts.

KANSAS (KSNT) – Kansas farmers have been hit hard by the lack of Chinese demand, but now they’re beginning to look elsewhere for international demand. China ...

Another wave of Exynos 2600 rumors surfaces, but this time they're talking about its competitive nature.

The open-world RPG will be available on Nintendo's new console in December The post Assassin’s Creed Shadows Looks Like Another Impressive Switch 2 Port From Ubisoft appeared first on Kotaku.

The chancellor calls for an 'ambitious' deal as she looks to boost growth ahead of the 26 November Budget.

Microsoft showed a ton of brand new game footage, and pushed the Xbox Ally handheld as well The post Everything We Saw At Today’s Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 Event appeared first on Kotaku.

The deadly Manchester synagogue attack on Yom Kippur dominates Friday's papers.

President Trump plans to attend a summit in Malaysia before meeting the new Japanese prime minister in Tokyo and talking to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Korea.

Finanzierung einer Weltraumrakete + Kritik an Anime-Videos von Sora 2 + Lyft expandiert international + Sprachbedienung von Windows 11 + Datenschutz-Podcast

Almost two years ago, Forbes reported that Toyota was planning to position ‘Century’ as an ultra-luxury brand to sit above Lexus, presumably to challenge the...

The iPhone 18 is already driving major shifts deep in the semiconductor supply chain, as Samsung Electronics expands production of image sensors, prompting one of its key testing partners to invest over $120 million in new equipment, The Elec reports. Do…

If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books chronicling video game history… The post This Book Is A Beautiful Way To Memorialize 30 Years Of PlayStation appeared first on Kotaku.

Toyota sold just 61 BZ models in September, reports Electrek. "Including the Lexus RZ, which managed 86 sales, Toyota sold just 147 all-electric vehicles in the US last month, over 90% less than the 1,847 it sold in September 2024." Toyota's total sales w…

"I'm here to say we have to give these AI bubble predictions a rest," says Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi. First of all, AI is a real technology being deployed in real ways inside of Corporate America. Second, this technology is requiring more ph…

A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman who said she was tricked into smuggling drugs by a man she hoped to marry, allowing a...

President Trump threatened a "massive increase" in tariffs against China in a post on Truth Social on Friday, sending US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) into...

In a new interview, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talked about Forza Horizon 6 in Japan, the Xbox Ally, and also, classic franchises like Lost Odyssey.

During Tokyo Game Show 2025, Xbox and Playground Games unveiled Forza Horizon 6, officially confirming Japan as a setting. Here are my thoughts and more.

The owner of the hotel fled before being detained.

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for their work to explain how the body protects itself from autoimmune...

You’ll pay through the nose with SteelSeries' Arctis Nova Elite headset to listen to your consoles, PC, phone, and aux cord all at once.

Studio Mappa's 'Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc' revs into theaters and IMAX on October 24.

The first reported demonstration of “unconditional” quantum advantage has little practical value—but that's perhaps why it matters.

For one week, a corner of London has been transformed into a pocket of ancient Japan, with dozens of sumo wrestlers descending on the city in a rare foray...

Image:GoogleJapanBlogまさかのロータリー式に先祖返り。2016年のエイプリルフールにお目見えした「日本語入力物理フリックバージョン」を皮切りに、魚へんの漢字を散りばめた「湯呑み型Gboard｣や、長さ1.65mの一列キーボード、1年前には裏表のない無限キーボードと、謎の進化が止まらないGoogle（グーグル）の変態キーボードたち。またしても101キーボードにちなんだ10月1日に

Image:GoogleJapanBlogまさかのロータリー式に先祖返り。2016年のエイプリルフールにお目見えした「日本語入力物理フリックバージョン」を皮切りに、魚へんの漢字を散りばめた「湯呑み型Gboard｣や、長さ1.65mの一列キーボード、1年前には裏表のない無限キーボードと、謎の進化が止まらないGoogle（グーグル）の変態キーボードたち。またしても101キーボードにちなんだ10月1日に

Image:GoogleJapanBlogまさかのロータリー式に先祖返り。2016年のエイプリルフールにお目見えした「日本語入力物理フリックバージョン」を皮切りに、魚へんの漢字を散りばめた「湯呑み型Gboard｣や、長さ1.65mの一列キーボード、1年前には裏表のない無限キーボードと、謎の進化が止まらないGoogle（グーグル）の変態キーボードたち。またしても101キーボードにちなんだ10月1日に

Drehen statt Tippen: Google Japan hat seine alljährliche Tastaturkreation vorgestellt - mit Wählscheiben statt Tasten. (Tastatur, Google)

In Japan ist eine neue Kunstfälschung von Wolfgang Beltracchi aufgetaucht. Offenbar handelt es sich um eine Imitation des Bildes „Kiki de Montparnasse“ von Moise Kisling. Es ist im Besitz einer Firma in Okayama.

In Japan ist eine neue Kunstfälschung von Wolfgang Beltracchi aufgetaucht. Offenbar handelt es sich um eine Imitation des Bildes „Kiki de Montparnasse“ von Moise Kisling. Es ist im Besitz einer Firma in Okayama.

Leavitt said Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi in Busan, South Korea.

image:MODERNSKYJAPAN「歌姫」はネットワークに存在。テクノロジーの進化が生んだ“声の多様性”を、誰よりも繊細に表現してきたユニットがいる。その名は、“青は止まれ”。2022年に結成されたAohada（Vo.）といおたす（Composer）によるプロデュースユニットだ。ボカロ文化をルーツに持つ2人は、SNS時代の孤独と創造をテーマに、音楽・映像・ゲームを横断するような作品を発表し続

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SummaryPalace Skateboards opens its third Japan flagship store in Fukuoka on October 4The store's design, by Steve Oh, is inspired by the city's castle ruins and Reclining BuddhaAn exclusive collection with Fukuoka graphics, including a varsity jacket, will b…

値上げが優しすぎる。ガジェットからバッテリーから家電、まさかのEV車まで。幅広いラインナップで高コスパプロダクトを送り出してくるXiaomi（シャオミ）。その価格的な魅力は、間違いなくシャオミを選ぶ理由となっていると感じているのですが、残念ながら10月1日から価格改定（値上げ）が行なわれました。 値上げが行なわれたのは44製品。資材・部品価格の高騰や為替変動、物流コストの上昇などを受けての値上げ

SummaryPalace is releasing a collection exclusive to its new Fukuoka flagship store, which opens on October 4The collection features a redesigned Tri-Ferg logo with "Fukuoka" katakana and a "FUK U OK A" emblemIt also pays homage to the Amaou strawberry on var…

SummaryA new teamLab permanent museum, Biovortex Kyoto, has opened in JapanIt features over 50 immersive artworks, including a previously unexhibited pieceThe museum also offers educational projects and opportunities for co-creationteamLab has opened the door…

It’s like hearing Hinako’s internal monologue as she runs for her life The post Silent Hill f Actor Looks Completely Freaked Out While Streaming The Game For The First Time appeared first on Kotaku.

Paradox have slapped a release date on Crusader Kings 3's All Under Heaven DLC, the 4X strategy game's "largest expansion" ever, which extends its dynastic soap opera to medieval China, Japan and Southeast Asia. The map expansion is coming on 28th October. It…

5 Unique Japanese Scissors That Redefine Everyday Cutting ToolsScissors are often overlooked as simple, utilitarian tools, but in Japan, they become canvases for design innovation and creative thinking. Japanese designers approach even the...

This Japanese Data Center Uses Snow and Wind to Stay 100% GreenHere’s something you don’t hear every day: a data center in Ishikari, Japan that was completed in 2024 is using Hokkaido’s freezing winter air and...

Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase was packed with reveals, from Forza Horizon 6 in Japan to new looks at Ninja Gaiden 4, Black Ops 7, and more, alongside remakes, expansions, and surprise drops.

My first adventure of the day is going to the Shunkaen Bonsai Museum. Other Japan bonsai recs welcome!

Forza Horizon 6 has leaked ahead of Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show, with an advert confirming Japan as the next setting. Long rumored since Horizon 2, the fan-favorite location will get its full reveal in Tokyo.

Photo:ギズモード・ジャパン編集部『無限大Ananta』のブース幕張メッセで現在開催中の東京ゲームショウ2025。多種多様なゲームが世界各国から出展されていましたが、中でも大きく注目を集めていたのがオープンワールド・ゲームのブースです。今回は実際に体験もできる、行くべきブースをまとめました。『無限大Ananta』Photo:ギズモード・ジャパン編集部まず紹介するのは先日、プレイ動画が公開された