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.

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 ...

The Palace will be a lot more closed off and hostile than when you first entered it. You're going to need to prepare well before you get to the treasure. Head up to the closed stairwell and interact ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alighting at JR Futaba Station in late September, I found that reconstruction of the area had made considerable headway, including a public housing project to the west of the station and the newly ...

Futaba Sakura, the socially anxious hacker of the Phantom Thieves, has constructed a pyramid palace in her mind as a defense mechanism against the outside world. Persona 5 Futaba’s Palace is a complex ...

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 ...

As part of the MegaHobby Expo 2023 showcases and announcements, Amakuni showed off Persona 5 Ann Takamaki, Futaba Sakura, and Makoto Niijima figures. All three are already in the painted prototype ...