movies Yoshi popcorn buckets are being repurposed in the funniest ways imaginable Popkin

video games The Japanese version of MARIO KART 64 included Mario-brand cigarettes and Yoshi-brand motor oil Thom Dunn

super mario Breaking down the political alignments every character in Mario Kart Thom Dunn

Science The Pokémon Company is looking for an ecologist with a PhD Gail Sherman

Games Mac OS X ported to the Nintendo Wii Rob Beschizza

music Arkanoid played by an orchestra Rob Beschizza

Games Donald Glover will voice Yoshi in the new Mario movie, against all reason Grant St. Clair

Japan Japanese town cancels cherry blossom festival after tourists defecate in residents' gardens Ellsworth Toohey

Games New Mario movie gives Yoshi an Avengers-esque dramatic reveal for some reason Grant St. Clair

Games The next Yakuza game has a demo out now Grant St. Clair

Entertainment First look: Super Nintendo World brings video game magic to Universal Orlando Ruben Bolling

Innovation How rivalry between two Japanese companies in the 1950s led to the world's best pencils Ellsworth Toohey

Games Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will be backwards compatible Rob Beschizza

video games Japan study shows positive mental health effects from owning video games Thom Dunn

Science Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses Allan Rose Hill

Japan Toyota lied about safety certifications Natalie Dressed

politics Japan disagrees with Lindsay Graham's enthusiasm for nuclear wars Jason Weisberger

optical illusions There is no red in this photo of a Coke can Mark Frauenfelder

optical illusions Mind-bending visual trick by Japanese psychologist: is it yellow or white? Mark Frauenfelder

Business WeWork was once "valued" at $47 billion. Now it's bankrupt Rob Beschizza