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Brian Ashcraft
Brian Ashcraft is a senior contributing editor at Kotaku and has been writing about video games for The Japan Times since 2007. He is also the author of two books, "Arcade Mania!" and "Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential." A graduate of Cornell University, Ashcraft has called Osaka home for over a decade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 26, 2015
Nintendo's Mother never disappoints; a dream collaboration; and the keyboard to up your game
'Mother 3' is back
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 28, 2015
Dance with yokai, go to a monster gym, then entrench yourself on the Star Wars' battlefront
Time to get into the groove with 'Yokai Watch Dance'
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 24, 2015
Welcome resurrections for 'Halo,' 'God Eater' and the bonkers 'Project X Zone'
Kotaku.com's Brian Ashcraft casts an eye over 'Halo 5: Guardians,' 'Project X Zone 2' and 'God Eater Resurrection.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 26, 2015
Good things come in threes
Veni, vidi — Vita!
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 22, 2015
Newest "Super Mario," Forza Motorsport" and Metal Gear Solid" games set to impress
"Super Mario" takes you to a whole new level
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 25, 2015
Yoshi gets knitted in his new woolly world
Yoshi gets knitted in his new woolly world
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 27, 2015
Releases that will make you re-think your gameplay
Here comes a devlish re-release
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 23, 2015
Dystopian futures, ink-gun battles and rhythmic beats
An Xbox One exclusive not to pass on
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 25, 2015
Welcome to a “Bravely” new world; Future awaits for giant mecha; Shooting with your own Type-A fighter plane
Welcome to a "Bravely" new world, it's as good as the "Default"
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 27, 2015
This month's latest games — from play dough to gangsters
Nintendo molds a new Kirby
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 23, 2015
Five things to keep you ahead of the game
Last year's monster hits "Pokemon Omega Ruby" and "Alpha Sapphire" are the theme to a new pop-up cafe in Shibuya. As Nintendo 3DS remakes of the 2002 Game Boy Advance titles "Pokemon Ruby" and "Sapphire," the new versions, with beefed-up graphics and new content, sold more than two million copies in...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 26, 2014
Sony marks 20 years of the PlayStation with a stylish new console
Monster transformer
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 24, 2014
This month's newest game and hardware updates
PS Vita is in the pink
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 18, 2014
Plan your attack before you hit the gamefloor at Tokyo Game Show
It's time to press the start button for Tokyo Game Show (TGS), and while last year's edition smashed attendance records with more than 270,000 gamers showing up over the course of the event. This year's TGS hopes to be even bigger. The number of exhibitors has reached a record 421, a significant hike...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 23, 2014
Gaming that looks good inside and out
Xbox keeps its cool for the summer
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 26, 2014
PS4 x FIFA kicks off, while "Idolm@ster," "Pokemon" and "Persona" get cute
Check out 'The Idolm@ster'
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 21, 2014
Mario returns on wheels and in plastic, and the gun of a giant "Macross" robot fits in your hand
Start your Mario Karts
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 24, 2014
Your turn to shoot AKB47, alongside your BFFAKB
Zombie girls in uniform
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 24, 2014
Japan finally gets the PS4, "Ryu ga Gotoku" goes back in time and "Assassin's Creed III" has a killer box set
At last, PS4 in Japan
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 27, 2014
This week: Kirby's now triple the fun and brands release some monster collectibles
Dealing out some monsters
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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