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As far as adorably tiny trucks and vans go, Japan has the rest of the world beat. The country is known for using “kei cars,” relatively affordable, ultra-compact vehicles, to conduct personal and commercial transportation on narrow streets. Though kei cars have historically been gas-powered, electric versions are beginning to …

According to the The Wall Street Journal, Japan’s high court has ruled against a man seeking to have search results about him “forgotten.” While the court apparently didn’t take up the issue of an EU-style “Right to Be Forgotten,” it elevated the speech status of search results and declined to …

Google is honoring Japanese internment camp survivor Fred Korematsu on what would have been the civil rights activist’s 98th birthday. Born in Oakland, California, to immigrant parents, Korematsu went into hiding in 1942 to avoid being incarcerated after President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order to incarcerate people of Japanese descent …

Humans have gotten rather good at launching things into orbit, but we don’t always bother to bring them back down when we’re done with them. This has led to a problem with accumulating space junk, which can be serious hazards for future space missions. Japan has launched the Kounotori 6 …

A dog owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted Japanese reporters with loud barks before performing a series of tricks. The female Akita called Yume was a gift from Japan given to Mr Putin in 2012.

Image copyright AFP Image caption The dog was meant as a companion for Yume (left), given to Mr Putin in 2012 – also pictured: Buffy Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down the offer of a dog as a gift from the Japanese government, according to a Japanese MP. Koichi …

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has released a new game contents overview trailer for Gravity Rush 2. The six-minute trailer highlights a number of points about the game, including its comic-style storytelling, exhilarating gravity-based action and fighting styles, side missions, the new mining mode, online elements such as racing against …

Atlus has delayed Persona 5 from its previously announced February 14 release date in the Americas and Europe to April 4, citing that it wants to “put the utmost care into ensuring it winds up the best when it launches in the west.” On the bright side, the game will …

Level-5 has released a new set of gameplay videos and TV commercials for Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki ahead of its release in Japan next week. If you missed it back in October, catch up on everything we know about the game. Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki is due out on December …

5pb. has detailed the content included in the limited edition of Chaos;Child: Love Chu Chu in Japan, as well as debuted the game’s first TV spot. The limited edition, which costs 9,800 yen for PlayStation 4 and 8,800 yen for PS Vita, includes the following content: Can I sleep soundly …