Ex ‘Final Fantasy’ director Hajime Tabata reveals new titles for JP Games

Konami has revealed three new Yu-Gi-Oh! games in development for different platforms.The Japanese developer showed off the new titles during its Digital Next event celebrating the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, and fans got a glimpse into what exactly the titles were offering when they release over the next year.Kicking off the show was Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, which will look to bring together a digital version of the full original trading card game.

The final trailer for Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins is here, just days ahead of the movie’s premiere!

2021 Summer Olympics are almost here, and the competition will look a little different this year.

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The bad news just keeps coming for the Tokyo Olympics organizers and the International Olympic committee. Athletes are testing positive for Covid-19. Daily new Covid cases in the country have doubled in under a month. Polls have found that the vast majority of Japanese citizens don’t want the games to happen right now. Even Emperor Naruhito said he was “extremely worried” that the Olympics could accelerate the spread of the virus.

RGG Studio had published a new video in Japanese showcasing new gameplay features in Lost Judgment.Fortunately, Sega has now translated the video, which includes an informative and entertaining chat between general director Toshihiro Nagoshi and lead actor Takuya Kimura.The developer and actor discuss the potentially “sensitive” high school setting of Lost Judgment, where “bullying” is also a key theme, which Nagoshi says “could be something people had never seen” in a video game.The high school

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLeading arthouse sales agency The Match Factory has announced a host of sales on Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” which premiered in Cannes Competition on Sunday and is a favorite with the critics.The Japanese drama has sold to the U.K. (Modern Film), Benelux (September Film), Italy (Tucker Film), Spain (Elastica), Portugal (Leopardo), Greece (Ama Films), Former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Hong Kong (Edko Films) and Taiwan (Andrews Film).

Domino's has apologised after releasing a pizza which many people found 'insulting'. The Japanese branch of the pizzeria caused uproar after it created a 'special' pizza which combines British and Italian cultures.

Thom Yorke shared a new remix of the Radiohead's "Creep" on Monday—a haunting, slowed-down take on their 1992 hit. After being used in Japanese fashion designer Jun Takahashi's Undercover Fall 2021 show back in March, the song is finally seeing an official release.

Since his 2008 debut film, Passion, Japanese director/writer Ryusuke Hamaguchi has been continuing to make an impact on the world cinema scene. His success at various festivals includes 2018, when he was first in competition in Cannes with Asako I & II, and earlier this year at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, where his Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is reportedly experiencing a massive increase in pre-orders, compared to the previous expansion.According to the most recent Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter broadcast (July 10), Endwalker has apparently received a 160-180 per cent increase in pre-orders compared to the previous Shadowbringers expansion.As the broadcast was in Japanese, Final Fantasy XIV fans took to the official discord channel for the game to translate what is said to English.The translation, which

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, 23, listed Meghan Markle, 39, as one of many celebrities who offered her support when she withdrew from the French Open to focus on her mental health in a new Time op-ed. After thanking friends and family for sticking by her side, Naomi showed her appreciation to the celebrities who had her back. “I also want to thank those in the public eye who have supported, encouraged and offered such kind words,” she wrote.

Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa has confirmed that the Tokyo Olympics will not allow spectators due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan.

Japan’s Olympic Games will proceed without spectators due to a surge in new Covid cases, Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa announced today. A state of emergency had already been declared in Tokyo and is expected to continue throughout the Games.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Japanese government formally declared a state of emergency in Tokyo on Thursday, due to rising numbers of COVID-19 infections.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentNikkatsu has added “Hiruko the Goblin,” a 1991 adventure-horror film by cult director Tsukamoto Shinya, to its sales slate at the Cannes Market, an adjunct to the Cannes Film Festival.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are taking place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to live streaming, there are more ways to watch than ever before. The two-week event kicks off on July 21 and runs through Aug. 8 in its host city of Tokyo, Japan.Among the stars expected to compete for Team USA include Megan Rapinoe, along with the dominant U.S.

Sony announced its acquisition of Housemarque earlier today, but it accidentally used an image featuring Bluepoint Games in the initial post.The post was swiftly fixed to an image with Housemarque instead, but it would appear that Sony has another announcement ready to go.

Parquet Courts have announced a new physical-only single titled ‘Plant Life’. An extended mix of the sprawling, improvisational piece was debuted over the weekend on Japanese radio station FM Karuizawa, during Dr.