Million Kazoku

After seeing the atrocious shit that was the ABC show I Survived A Japanese Gameshow, in all its fake glory (the host is American and the show does not air in Japan), I figured it was time to remind people what real Japanese game shows are like. I have posted before about a personal favorite [...]

BankQuest Levels Up Your Money

I am tired of having change all around. I hate pennies and wish I could do something useful like play a game when I have a pocket full of nickels and dimes. Now with BankQuest you can take those slivers of metal and turn them into weapons and armor for your adventurer as you play [...]

Old People Sex: Latest Craze in Japanese Porn Industry

The lastest trend in the hotness that is the Japanese porn industry is the booming drive for eldery porn, the porn that has grandpa giving grandma the wrinkly boner. Japan’s adult industry is worth over $1 billion a year (how is it not more?) and the old sex is thriving with companies such as mail [...]

Learn to Run Your Own Dirty Convenience Mart

Grab a turban and some shitty knick-knacks as you get ready to embark on your training to run a dirty little stop and rob shop in Konbeni DS: Otona no Keiei Ryoku Training (The Konbeni DS: Adult’s Management Power Training). Now you too can pretend to be that old guy behind the counter who wouldn’t [...]

Gyagu Manga Biyori Video Anime Shorts

Gyagu Manga Biyori, which translates directly as Good Day for Gag Manga is something I wish I had known about earlier. Just like Azumanga Daioh, these shorts are based on extremely short manga, not full books. They are animated into short clips that are only a few minutes long. And extremely hilarious.
When first viewing [...]

Earthquake or Godzilla? Either Way Japanese Shook Up

This just in, there has been a major quake hitting a 6.7 on the Richter scale north of Tokyo early Thursday (remember that Japan lives in the future by one day hence the awesome technology).
The quake was around the Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures north of Tokyo where as in Tokyo it measured a 5 on [...]

ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: Rebuild of Evangelion

Although not the newest news to those who are heavily into anime in Japan, i.e. you cried like a bitch when Gundam 00 ended on the cliffhanger, the latest Gainax venture has started to show up on torrents titled Rebuild of Evangelion. Just like how Blade Runner was made but the technology did not exist [...]

Gran Turismo Creator Takes on the ‘Ring

So what would you expect if you threw your average game developer into his own game? Would Wil Wright be able to handle fighting a bunch of Spores? Would Jon Romero own his own ass in Daikatana? Would Peter Molyneux be crushed under uncompleted, buggy code and unfulfilled promises in Black & White? Well it [...]

Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Scotch: Best Single Malt in The World

No longer does Japan have to sit bitch to the Scottish Highlands when it comes to scotch. Whisky Magazine, the leading authority on the spirit, just revealed that Nikka Yoichi 20 year old single malt has won best of the year. If you are wondering what it tastes like:
Nose: amazingly original at first nosing, starting [...]

Nagano Torch Relay News

JapanProbe is running some good coverage of the Nagano torch relay. The Japanese police are heavily present and have banned the public from the start, midpoint, and end of the relay. Hundreds of Falun Gong members were there to protest but they will be crushed with a rumored 10,000 Pro Chinese show up.
When the Australian [...]