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A Best-Selling Famicom Game Is Making Its Global Debut on PS5 This Week
The 1986 Famicom game Doraemon is set to launch worldwide for the first time on PS5 this week, made available by Japanese retro specialist Hamster. Based on the enormously popular Fujiko Fujio manga, the title was a major commercial success in Japan, and its release finally gives international players and retro gaming fans official access…
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Bears legend Brian Urlacher talks team’s likely move, USC son’s college career
Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher has publicly questioned his former team’s plan to relocate from Chicago to Hammond, Indiana, suggesting the move announcement is more of a negotiating tactic than a settled decision. The Pro Football Hall of Famer, speaking to Fox News Digital, said he still hopes the franchise remains in Illinois, backing a…
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Nogizaka46’s ‘Zehinioyobazu’ Soars to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100
Nogizaka46’s single “Zehinioyobazu” has claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart released on 29 July, marking the first time fifth-generation member Miku Ichinose has held the centre position for the group. The track’s rise underlines the continued commercial dominance of physical single sales in the Japanese market, with the group…
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US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
The Trump administration has banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs and power inverters, citing “unacceptable” risks to US national security. The move, announced by the Federal Communications Commission, primarily targets China, which dominates global manufacturing in these categories, and reflects longstanding US concerns that Chinese-made devices could be remotely controlled, used for…
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‘Taiwan Travelogue’ rethinks history, colonialism, and identity
“Taiwan Travelogue”, a novel by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ translated into English by Lin King, has drawn renewed attention after winning the 2026 International Booker Prize, making the pair the first Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American winners of the award. Set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Taiwan, the book follows a Japanese writer, Aoyama Chizuko, and her Taiwanese translator, Ō Chizuru,…
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‘Divided by region or language’: BTS rebuke Grammys as they withdraw from consideration
BTS have withdrawn themselves from consideration at the 2027 Grammy awards, appearing to object to the Recording Academy’s newly announced best Asian pop music performance category. In an Instagram statement, all seven members of the South Korean group said they hoped music could “be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided…
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BTS Won’t Submit Comeback Album for Consideration at 2027 Grammys
BTS have announced they will not submit their comeback album, ARIRANG, for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards. All seven members shared the decision through individual Instagram Story posts on 29 July, stating in Korean that they wanted “music to be heard and loved by itself rather than being divided by region or language.” The…
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BTS Opt Out of 2027 Grammy Awards Consideration
BTS have announced they will not submit their comeback album Arirang for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards, weeks after the Recording Academy introduced a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the group said they wanted their music to “be heard and loved for what it is,…
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BTS Boycott 2027 Grammys
BTS have announced they are boycotting the 2027 Grammy Awards, ending years of publicly hoping to win one, after all seven members posted identical statements on Instagram declining to submit their music for consideration. The move appears linked to the Grammys’ newly created Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, which some see as a well-intentioned…
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BTS Withdraws From Grammy Consideration In Apparent Protest Over New Asian Pop Category
BTS has withdrawn from Grammy Awards consideration this year, in an apparent protest against the Recording Academy’s new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. The K-pop group’s seven members – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook – announced the decision via Instagram, saying they hoped their music could “be heard and loved for…