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1 2 SWITCH

Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 22, 2018
Classic ways to boost new games
Nintendo goes analog, 'Dark Souls' remains relentless and 'Gods of War' finds new mythology
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2018
Nintendo's $30 billion rally now depends on $70 cardboard pianos
Nintendo Co. got its start in 1889 as a successful manufacturer of hanafuda (playing cards made out of stiff paper). Now the game-maker is embracing the same materials for its next trick.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 13, 2018
Nintendo teams up with venture fund to find new tech for Switch
Nintendo Co. is teaming up with San Francisco-based Scrum Ventures to scout startups working on new ways to play or use the company's hit gaming console, the Switch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 25, 2018
An onslaught of new arrivals
'Metal Gear' is a survivor
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 24, 2017
Gaming is on a winning streak
The gods are back
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 22, 2017
Fun with zombies, kaiju and Mario in your living room
Hungry for a new PSVR experience?
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 27, 2017
Game industry vamps up classics
The 'Sonic' boom
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 23, 2017
Updates for the fan boys and girls
Ready to paint the town again?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2017
With Switch, Nintendo seen enticing players to use just one device
For more than two decades, Nintendo Co.'s twin product lines were the envy of its rivals: a home console and a handheld gaming device. But signs are emerging that its new hybrid Switch may upend all of that.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2017
Nintendo unleashes a flurry of new games to fuel Switch momentum
Nintendo Co. has announced a slate of new titles for its new hybrid console Switch, moving to capitalize on early excitement for its newest game system.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 21, 2017
Summer releases: bring your A-game
Stuff they don't teach at school
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 23, 2017
Games: Best of editions and additions
Eighth time lucky for 'Mario Kart'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 9, 2017
Nintendo counting on high praise for Zelda to fuel Switch sales
Nintendo Co. is earning early accolades for making sure that its new Switch console debuted with a strong gaming title, "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild." The big question now is whether that will translate into sales.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 25, 2017
Nintendo is switching it up
It's still early in 2017, but Switch, Nintendo's newest gaming console, is bound to be the most desirable hardware of the year. Both a home console and a handheld, it's being touted as an all-in-one must have. Drop it in its dock and players can game on a television screen. Attach Joy-Con controllers to the sides of the console's multi-touch 6-inch LCD screen and turn it into a handheld.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jan 16, 2017
Nintendo takes big gamble with Switch's split personality
Nintendo Co.'s new Switch gaming console won't be in stores until March 3, but the machine is fully baked and ready to play. The press got a chance to try out the new machine at an event in Tokyo last week, and events will be held in Japan and North America to let people experience the product before its official debut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 13, 2017
Nintendo hopes to reboot with release of new Switch game console
With smartphones and virtual reality making the gaming industry more competitive, Nintendo Co. on Friday unveiled Switch — its newest game system which can double as a stationary console and handheld device.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2016
Nintendo releases video of new game crossover product Switch
Nintendo on Thursday released the name and a video image of its yet-to-be launched video game product.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Feb 3, 2016
Could an aging population save Japan's independent cinemas?
Only a few years ago, movie industry pundits sighed and said that cinema was dead (again), and that streaming networks would soon sweep that corpse aside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2015
Mazda recalling 923,000 vehicles for faulty ignition switches
Mazda Motor Corp. said Friday it is recalling 923,672 vehicles amid fears that potentially defective ignition switches can catch fire.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Mar 3, 2015
Switch Coffee keeps the neighbors happy
"Sometimes people say you shouldn't make your hobby into your job," says Masahiro Onishi, the 28-year-old owner of Meguro roastery and coffee stand Switch Coffee. "I was concerned about that."
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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