Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

NEWS:

Crunchyroll Merges With Anime Store, Right Stuf

Heavy rain hits northeastern, central Japan, 100,000 told to evacuate

Japan says five Chinese ballistic missiles landed inside EEZ near Okinawa

FEATURE:

Andrew Szymanski is a Japanese game industry veteran whose experience includes producing titles for Tecmo's Team Ninja, Capcom, DeNa, and more! In part 1 of our interview, we learn how Andrew fell in love with Japan (hint: Nintendo), survived working in a ramen shop, and nabbed a dream job at Tecmo.

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