Gematsu is reporting that Sega is planning a "surprise announcement" at their Yakuza Character General Election on August 18th, which will be viewable outside of the Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. While the election is basically just a chance for fans to vote for their favorite characters, something else major could very well come out of the event.
I seriously hope it's an announcement of a worldwide release of Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition for the Wii U.
Yakuza [gamer.ne.jp via Gematsu]
via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/-surprise-yakuza-announcement-coming-august-18th-259704.phtml