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Naotaka Yokokawa says he won JAPAN PRO and is heading to Olympia. He also once shared a joke video of himself climbing into a bath filled with protein powder.
In the game: move the crane, release to drop, then read the reshaped random pile and grab as many dolls as you can in 25 seconds.
Play nowReuters reported that Japan confirmed coordinated yen-buying intervention with the United States to curb disorderly currency moves.
In the game: alternate the Japan and U.S. pumps to store a bilateral batch, release it with the center lever, and hold the yen in the gold stability zone.
Play nowIn Japan, Hat Day wordplay connects “hat,” “hut,” hato (“pigeon”) and 810. A new “Bokura wa 810” commercial brought related organizations together on Aug. 4, 2026.
In the game: swipe the flywheel rim, lead the invitation gap, then counter-swipe to brake. Every joined member stays attached and makes the next turn heavier.
Play nowLotte plans to hand out 10,000 Coolish and Sou ice products at Namba Square, Osaka, on Aug. 3–4, 2026. Distribution runs 11am–6pm each day and ends when supplies run out.
In the game: drag the red delivery bar and funnel forty mini ice creams into the center collection bin before they melt.
Play nowThe official Pokémon Card site says My Number Card identity checks will begin for selected lotteries in August 2026. Nintendo has also acknowledged speculative buyouts and high-priced resale.
In the game: pull and release the ball five times, topple the sealed-box tower and return opened cards to the children's play table.
Play nowFormer professional baseball player and TV personality Eiji Bando died on July 22 aged 86, his family announced. His well-known love of boiled eggs inspired this small physical game made with respect.
In the game: read the moving spoon, drop twelve eggs and aim for five dishes whose values move after every egg.
Play nowHiroto Kiritani disclosed prostate and colorectal cancer. After colorectal surgery, he said he would continue treatment and hopes to ride his bicycle fast again when he is well.
In the game: match the wanted color and tap movie, meal and shopping perks across four lanes. The wanted color changes every three matches. Illness and treatment are not game objects.
Play nowJapan's deputy-capital framework passed the upper house 123–121. Osaka has not been designated; a prefectural application and designation process still have to follow.
In the game: spread 30 function capsules across five cities. Six per city is the target; a ninth raises its overload shutter.
Play nowUniversal Studios Japan joined Osaka's Tenjin Matsuri boat procession for the first time, sending a 25th-anniversary boat along the Okawa River for roughly three hours.
In the game: row with either oar, light 25 lanterns and keep your wake off the surrounding fleet.
Play nowTestimony that money was paid over assembly leadership posts conflicts with denials that it was received. Vice-chair Masayuki Nakao resigned on July 24 while denying the allegation; Fukuoka's governor said the facts remain unclear.
In the game: disputed money over leadership posts becomes the table. Fire coins between testimony and denials, then push the seat, explanation, testimony and heavier truth medal in front of the public.
Play nowKawasaki City and NEC jointly developed technology that uses multiple high-sensitivity sensors and noise removal to estimate suspected leak locations in trunk water pipes 400 mm or wider.
In the game: ignore red road noise, tap where two blue waves meet, and patch five suspected leaks.
Play nowKDDI announced Japan's first demonstration of a drone flying in a mobile dead zone while communicating directly with a satellite.
In the game: steer a satellite beam after a wind-blown drone and transmit three image packets.
Play nowPaid seating appears at 84 of 106 major Japanese fireworks events. Forty-five raised prices in 2026, while top-tier seats average over ¥40,000.
In the game: align a moving sight window under each target and watch ten bursts from free, general or premium seating.
Play nowA Japanese bite-sized burger-shaped chocolate snack launched a limited strawberry-shake flavour on July 21.
In the game: time bun, strawberry and milk layers over the gold tray; reject the pickle decoy.
Play nowNissin launched its first Cup Noodles made to rehydrate in refrigerated water for five minutes—no boiling water and no ice.
In the game: move the cup, catch blue cold water and dodge red boiling water.
Play nowFuji Kyuko plans to turn a retired 1000-series train into a stationary day-use sauna on track at Shimoyoshida Station, adding Mount Fuji air and the sound and vibration of passing trains.
In the game: read each cart badge and tap HEAT, COLD or AIR before the white line. Route four riders through the full sauna ritual in order.
Play nowMUJI operator Ryohin Keikaku has begun corporate sales of reinforced-cardboard meeting booths that assemble without tools, move around the office and reconfigure for two, four or six people.
In the game: draw one loop around only the heated meeting members. Avoid desks and passersby, then raise a right-sized cardboard room.
Play nowJapan's tax categories helped popularize “beer-like” drinks. As rates converge, Suntory says 19-year-old Kinmugi will add more malt and become beer in October.
In the game: pull a fictional can down-left and release. Clear every malt ring, cross the tax wall and land in BEER.
Play nowA former nurse was arrested on suspicion of murder after excrement was allegedly introduced into an elderly patient's IV extension tube at a hospital in Kashiwa, east of Tokyo. The allegation has not been proven.
In the game: stop brown foreign material and pass blue verified medication by sliding three persistent clamps.
Play nowTokyo is encouraging government staff to swap suits for polos, shorts and sneakers. In a work culture long known for dark suits, formality now depends on the occasion.
In the game: drag clothes between worker and hanger. Dress down for heat; wear any two formal pieces for clients.
Play nowNear a remote Japanese island, engineers tested pipe and equipment from research vessel Chikyu to rare-earth mud about 6,000m below. The test recovered mud; verification continues.
In the game: drag buoyancy modules against the current, straighten the pipe and lift mud to the ship.
Play nowFamilyMart will hold Fami-FEST 2026 on August 26 around the theme of working at convenience stores, unveiling its first new uniforms in 10 years.
In the game: pack checkout, coffee, parcels and bills into three six-minute work blocks.
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