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ESPORTS

COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2020
Can esports save post-Olympics Japan?
The government recently announced an ambitious plan to nurture Japan’s nascent esports industry. And both gamers and business leaders alike were left with a simple question:
SOCCER
Apr 11, 2020
Mexican League players jump on esports bandwagon to hold virtual season via FIFA 20
The Mexican League joined other sports leagues around the world Friday by using its players to conduct an esports tournament that will be broadcast to fill the time while play on the field is halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 31, 2020
NBA planning players-only NBA 2K tourney: report
The NBA has plans for a players-only NBA 2K video game tournament to be shown on ESPN, Yahoo Sports reported Monday evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2020
Japan plans ambitious expansion of esports to boost economy through 2025
The government has an ambitious plan to expand Japan's esports industry with the private sector to help revitalize regional economies and increase social participation by people with disabilities, with an eye to generating ¥285 billion ($2.6 billion) in economic benefits a year by 2025, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2020
The real Tokyo Olympics: Esports and the future of Japanese soft power
In just a few short months there will be two Olympics in Tokyo, but only one has the potential to establish Japan as a leader in the next generation of sports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2020
Four NTT group companies and two others to set up Japanese esports firm
Six Japanese companies, including four under the wing of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., will establish an esports joint venture on Jan. 31, the firms said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2019
Shooting for investors: Counter-Strike world champs aim for first esport team IPO
Denmark's Astralis is set to become the first esports team to go public in a bid to cement its status in a $1.1 billion global market that's more than doubled since 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Blizzard punishes gamer and rescinds prize money for supporting Hong Kong protests
A unit of Activision Blizzard Inc. has punished a player for expressing support for Hong Kong's protest movement, the latest example of a U.S. company attempting to rein in speech that might displease the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2019
High-speed 5G network seen as ready to give big boost to online gaming
At this year's Tokyo Game Show, the big draw was next-generation 5G networking — setting pulses racing with the prospect of a radically more immersive gaming experience.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2019
U.S. teen wins $3 million at Fortnite World Cup esports tournament
American teenager Kyle Giersdorf won $3 million on Sunday after taking the top prize in an esports tournament in New York for the popular online video game Fortnite.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 15, 2019
France win inaugural FIFA eNations Cup
France showed they were champions in virtual soccer as well as the real game on Sunday when they beat Argentina to win the inaugural FIFA eNations Cup and a $40,000 prize.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2019
J. League, Konami to stage esports tournament
The J. League announced Friday it will launch an esports tournament together with Konami Digital Entertainment Co. featuring the videogame maker's trademark soccer title.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 14, 2019
Tokyo prepares to host esports tournament
Tokyo is gearing up to host an esports tournament, read about what Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said about it in Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019
Tokyo to host two-day esports event in fiscal 2019, Gov. Yuriko Koike says
Tokyo will host an esports event during fiscal 2019 to promote the capital's video game and anime industries, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 13, 2018
Japan Esports Union vows to promote gaming with eye on 2020 Olympics
Japan Esports Union said Thursday it will accelerate efforts to enhance recognition of competitive video gaming in the country, eyeing possible exposure at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as an exhibition event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2018
Japan's esports market valued at ¥4.8 billion: report
Japan's esports market grew to ¥4.8 billion (about $42.5 million) this year, marking a thirteenfold increase from last year, gaming industry publisher Gzbrain Inc. said Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 3, 2018
IOC continues to review esports
Is there a future for esports in the Olympics?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 6, 2018
Esports searches for foothold in Japan
During August and September, esports competitions took the stage in two very different and significant places.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018
Tokyo Game Show kicks off with stronger esports presence
The Tokyo Game Show kicked off Thursday with the usual assortment of bells and whistles, while Sony Corp., Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., Square Enix Holdings Co. and the other usual suspects all occupied large swaths of the convention halls at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 4, 2018
JFA to co-host inaugural esports tournament at 2019 National Sports Festival
The Japan Football Association has taken its biggest step yet in the country's burgeoning esports scene, joining the Japan Esports Union as co-host of the newly established esports competition in the cultural program at the 2019 National Sports Festival in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.

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