Osaka-based co-author Brian Ashcraft is the editor of Kotaku, one of the biggest gaming blogs on the net (one of the top 20 most popular blogs in the world, according to the website Technorati: http: //technorati.com/pop/blogs/) with approximately 750,000 hits (23 million readers) per day. Based in Tokyo, Jean Snow has an Art, Design, and Media-themed blog (www.jeansnow.net) that boasts about 3,000 readers per day. Both are experts on the Japanese gaming scene, and are experienced writers: in addition to their blogging activities, Ashcraft is a contributor to Wired Magazine, and Snow has...