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What is Japanese puzzle game

Japanese puzzle games refer to a variety of games that originated in Japan and are designed to challenge players' thinking and problem-solving skills. Here are some common types and specific games:

Logic Puzzles

Sudoku：One of the most well-known Japanese puzzle games. It involves filling a 9-by-9 grid with numbers so that each row, column, and 3-by-3 sub-grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

Kakuro：Similar to a crossword puzzle, but instead of letters, the grid is filled with numbers. The goal is to fill in the blanks so that each vertical and horizontal line adds up to a specific number.

Slitherlink：A game that involves creating a loop or path through a grid of squares. The goal is to create a loop that goes through every square in the grid, while following certain rules such as each number in the grid representing the number of sides of that square that the loop must pass through.

Shikaku：Also known as rectangles or divide by squares. The game involves dividing a grid of squares into smaller rectangles or "boxes" so that every square is included in a rectangle, and each rectangle contains only one number.

Picture Puzzles

Nonograms：Also known as picross, hanjie, or paint by numbers. It involves filling in a grid to create a picture by following numerical clues. The numbers measure how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column.

Hitori：Involves shading out numbers in a grid so that no number appears more than once in any row or column.

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