FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture—Two-and-a-half years after evacuation orders were lifted in parts of Futaba, the municipal government is focused on attracting new residents to revitalize the community.

Overtourism in Japan has been a major point of tension — and even outright conflict — in 2024. But what if those tourists could help local communities rebrand, regroup and regrow? That’s the thinking ...

Futaba’s palace is unique in Persona 5, as the subject is not the final boss of the dungeon. Disclaimer: This guide was originally written for Persona 5, which Atlus released stateside in 2017. If you ...

FUTABA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – A Fukushima Prefecture town eased entry restrictions Tuesday in some areas within the so-called difficult-to-return zone, which was heavily contaminated due to the 2011 ...

Chris Drumm is a lifelong gamer with a BA in English writing and years of experience writing articles and news online. He's played hundreds of games in dozens of genres, enjoyed them all, and put more ...

More than a decade after Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, the town that hosts the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant finally lifted its evacuation order on Tuesday, allowing former ...

Usama Mehmood is a Senior Writer at DualShockers with more than five years of experience in the video game industry. He has been writing professionally since 2021 and covering games since 2022, with ...

FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture--A centuries-old fair featuring Daruma dolls returned to this town on Jan. 7 for the first time since the triple meltdown at the nearby Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in ...

Futaba Sakura — the Hermit Confidant — is the seventh addition to the team in Persona 5. When she's not sneaking into palaces with the Phantom Thieves, Futaba is also a hacker — a quality that ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

The Persona 5 Royal Futaba Confidant offers some of the most useful extra abilities in the game, so even if you aren’t keen on helping Futaba grow as a person, it’s in your best interest to spend time ...