• (38) Dwindling Tokyo Game Show Hopes To Be World's... (via kotaku.com) on 3/9 10:40am

  

  From a Japanese game developer saying that the Japanese industry was "finished" to lower attendance, last year's Tokyo Game Show was disastrous. This year can only go up. Hopefully. This year's TGS is the 20th Tokyo Game Show, and organizers have announced "a new midterm vision of becoming 'The No.1 Information Network in the Asian Region' and 'The World's Largest Event!'" Okay, the first one sounds doable. Maybe. But the second one? As part of its...

  
  

• (27) Mighty Mouth And Baek Ji Young's Collaboration... (via www.allkpop.com) on 3/9 4:46am

  

  Hip hop duo Mighty Mouth and singer Baek Ji Young recently collaborated to create the track Will Love Come and just released a teaser for their digital single. The teaser features actor Lee Yong Woo from the drama Style, and actress Gook Ji Yun from Boys Over Flowers. The singers and the actors worked side by side to develop the concept, vocal arrangements and put it altogether to put on one heck of a collaborative effort. The track is scheduled for...

  
  

• (22) Giant Monster From The Deep: Japanese Spider... (via www.weirdasianews.com) on 3/8 2:52pm

  

  With legs long enough to straddle a Buick, this sea monster plucked from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, measures a staggering ten feet from claw to claw. It currently resides in Britain at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham, and retains the honor of being the biggest crab ever seen. Of the genus arthopod [...] Related posts:Japanese "Snuggie" Resembles Giant Sleeping Bag Monster Jellyfish Take Aim at Japan Giant Japanese Jellyfish Turned...

  
  

• (39) The Nintendo Download: Nintendo's Got Your... (via kotaku.com) on 3/8 11:20am

  

  Final Fantasy II spearheads this week's Nintendo Download, which explores the mysterious worlds of fantasy, horror, and learning Spanish.It might not be Final Fantasy XIII, but Final Fantasy II, or Final Fantasy IV in Japan, makes up for the lack of newness with sheer quality. Lightning, Snow, and Hope have nothing on Cecil, Rydia, and Edward, though the latter might be a bit too spoony for some tastes. For more fantasy, check out Max & the Magic...

  
  

• (25) Yamashita Confirmed For "ashita No Joe" Movie (via www.tokyograph.com) on 3/7 9:44pm

  

  It has now been confirmed that the classic boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" will be turned into a live-action film, starring NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita (24) as the protagonist Joe Yabuki. The movie is being directed by Fumihiko Sori ("Ping Pong," "ICHI") and is scheduled for release in early 2011. The original manga, written by Asao Takamori and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba, was published between 1968 and 1973. The manga's volumes have sold more...

  
  

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