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Recently the image of a Dragon Quest style floor mat was released on Twitter caused many long-time role playing fans to rise up as one and say “Take my money!”
Unfortunately for me and for thou, this mat, dubbed “Quest Mat”, cannot be bought by conventional means such as gold. In true Dragon Quest fashion it can only be found by searching the urban dungeons known as “video game shops” and then wrested from the clutches of the evil “staff” who are keeping them locked away from us.
Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry1
Our Japanese reporter freaks out after trying crappy Domino’s pizza in the US2
Supermoon coming on June 23, lovers and lycanthropes alike hoping for clear skies3
Microsoft does complete U-turn on Xbox One used game restrictions, approach to net access4
57 young men and women arrested for mass motorbike riding two years later5
PlayStation 4 release date revealed?1Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry2
Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?3
Some McDonald’s customers in China are getting a little too close for comfort4
Series of YouTube videos threaten attacks on commuters at Hakata Station on June 145
The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan1Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?2
Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal3
Chinese Photoshop Trolling Part 2: Now with 20% More Shirtless Men!4
Ever wondered what Japanese prison food tastes like? Try it firsthand at the “Prison Cafeteria”5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan2
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal4Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?5
Kyoto Aquarium serving up cute breads…and tadpole soup?
Tourists in China pose with dying dolphin, anger netizens
Eyeball licking: actually not better than a poke in the eye
Mom makes authentic-looking Recon Corps uniform for baby daughter, Colossal Titan mask for herself
Sad angel looking for career change sells Kias at motor show
Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?
Add interest to your homemade dishes with the help of this ‘vegetable pencil sharpener’
Giant sea eel: fearsome monster or delicious lunch?
Japan second worst in G8 for employee satisfaction
Correct short-sightedness without surgery: our reporter tries out orthokeratology
Philip Kendall
Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
Steven Simonitch
Writer/Translator Though a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven currently resides in Nagano, Japan, where he is known by the old lady at the supermarket as “the white guy who always buys 2 packs of natto.
Master Blaster
Writer / Translator Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Steven Le Blanc and Masami M.
Kay
Writer / Translator Kay is a native Japanese who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Tokyo and enjoys writing about a wide range of topics, including all things cute and glamorous.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Writer / Translator Originally from California, Michelle is currently working as an assistant English teacher on the tiny island of Chiburi in Shimane prefecture.
Jessica Ocheltree
Writer / Translator Jessica Ocheltree is a freelance writer and editor living in the exciting, interesting and sometimes perplexing city of Tokyo.
