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Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy board game. Its earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century was brought to Japan where it spawned a number of variants. Two players, Sente (Black; more literally, person with the first move) and Gote (White; person with the second move), play on a board composed of rectangles in a grid of 9 ranks (rows) by 9 files (columns). The rectangles are undifferenti

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ On your marks, splat or get splattered!SPLATOON WII U brings a fresh stroke into NINTENDO's game landscape and squids have probably never seen such a rapid rise in popularity - even if it is not for the palatine, then for the screen, as the INKLINGS, who can shape shift easily between humanoid and squid form, chase each other around the bizarre city of INKOPOLIS.  After many years of relying on well-established characters, Nintendo finally brought

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ TAKARA TOMY, which is licensee of POKEMON merchandise and manufacturer of the big selling mini figures POKEMON MONCOLLE (Monster Collection), including the POKEMON MEGA EVOLUTION SERIES, is about to release the latest series of collection figures with the POKEMON MONCOLLE EX, introducing several new characters of the POKEMON MOON & SUN installment, such as LITTEN, POPPLIO, SOLGALEO, LUNALA, ROWLET and many more. Th

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ Who would have thought?! The Japanese discover their renowned swords again. In particular younger generations get hooked to the ancient weapons, the status symbol of the venerated Japanese knights of old - the samurai. The increased interest into the blade, however, can't only be seen with men, but also young women are surprisingly drawn to the topic, be it for KATANA (the Japanese word for sword) swordplay and dance exercise