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Brian Ashcraft
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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.

Definitely wanting to try the Nikka whiskey from the barrel 😯... Read more

“What do they call a Whopper?”

You are speaking of compulsory licenses and those have to be enacted at a national level, and if you thought you’ve seen wailing and gnashing of teeth before, try getting legislation passed that would provide such licenses for video games - the industry of DRM, hatred of used game stores, and continual reissuing of Read more

copyright abuse is hurting our society rather than helping it anymore it seems.... I guess its their right to do that, but all this forceful copyright hammer swinging isnt really doing anything productive. Read more

I imagine that given the context of the situation, they felt it would be best to hide the identity of the woman; a guy did just attempt to end his own life because she was retiring—the last thing she needs right now is even more focus being placed on her idol career/photos/etc.

And yeah, I know it’d be a very simple Read more

I find it fascinating that Taiwan will even extend the non-public figure treatment to photos that seem like they were clearly shared on the internet publicly before she announced her retirement. That’s...surprisingly considerate?
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I’d probably pick a character not known for killing everyone on the planet. Read more

So the Switch is gonna be a shovelware platform, eh? I hope Steam can handle the competition. Read more

Hey! This song got me a star on the old Kotaku (I believe my comment was that I liked this one, but “Koko de Kiss” was my favourite). Read more

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Got to say they were a bit lazy with creating new music to this game. The main theme is the same old song with no new changes. The hydropolis map has a Ernio Morricone; good, bad and the ugly flutes mixed with basic waltz to it. These themes do fit in the game, but with so many resemblances to other songs it kinda

Heard it immediately, and I’ve barely even played Dragon Quest. What blockhead thought that was a good idea? Read more

And the clashing, piercing noise of the motors giving you a headache is like watching The End of Evangelion so it saves you a rental. Read more

We need a Char summer collection. It’s the perfect way to wear sleeveless turtlenecks

“Hunter Personal Grooming Tickets” so players will be able to redo their character’s appearance. Read more