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KONAMI

Shohei Ohtani has been appointed baseball game ambassador by Konami Group’s content unit.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 16, 2024
Konami hires Shohei Ohtani to champion Power Pros in 30th year
Ohtani's appointment to baseball game ambassador also marks the 20th anniversary of spinoff Professional Baseball Spirits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 4, 2021
Tokyo Game Show returns with hybrid, scaled-down event
This year, with the event not even taking up half of a convention hall at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, the whole in-person experience could be had in less than 30 minutes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 28, 2021
IOC weighs addition of pandemic-boosted virtual sports to Olympics
The inaugural virtual sports series marked the global sports body's first foray into an online gaming world that has boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
MORE SPORTS
Dec 10, 2018
Miho Takagi races to third gold medal in Poland
Miho Takagi earned her third gold medal of the week Sunday when she led Japan to victory in the women's team sprint at the ISU World Cup in Poland.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2018
Amid official recognition of esports, Japanese firms rush to cash in on booming market at home
Konami Digital Entertainment Co. saw the Asian Games, the world's second-largest multisport tournament after the Olympics, as a prime opportunity to boost demand for its game "Pro Evolution Soccer," which was used in the Asiad's competitive video gaming tournament.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 26, 2018
Are you ready for September?
The upcoming month brings with it the 'Marvel's Spider-Man' PS4 game and console release, an all-women SNK game and the expo for all gamers — Tokyo Game Show.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018
NPB getting on board with boom in esports
Nippon Professional Baseball is ready to take a swing at esports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 25, 2018
An onslaught of new arrivals
'Metal Gear' is a survivor
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017
Slot machine-maker Konami says Japan casinos will need Vegas-style oversight
Konami Holdings Corp., which supplies slot machines to some of the world's biggest casinos, will participate in Japan's gaming industry if the regulations are as strict as those in Las Vegas.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 4, 2017
Ikee triumphs in 50-meter freestyle race in France
Teenager Rikako Ikee won the women's 50-meter butterfly at an international swimming meet on Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 18, 2017
Ikee breaks own women's 50-meter freestyle national record
Sixteen-year-old Rikako Ikee rewrote her national record en route to victory in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Konami Open on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2016
Sports clubs among firms trying to keep dementia at bay in graying Japan
There is a new focus on physical and mental drills to keep middle-aged and older people sharp as graying Japan grapples with rising levels of dementia.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2016
Ikee, Shimizu break national records
Fifteen-year-old Rikako Ikee broke the national women's 50-meter freestyle record on Saturday on the first day of the Konami Open, while Sakiko Shimizu also set a national mark in the women's 400-meter individual medley.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2015
Transgender woman sues gym over changing-room use
A transgender business manager in the city of Kyoto sued major fitness club operator Konami Sports Club Co. on Friday, saying she was forced to use its facility in Kyoto Prefecture as a man before undergoing sex reassignment surgery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Oct 17, 2015
Localization: Has Japan lost the plot?
Japan once ruled and defined the global gaming industry. In the arcade age, Japanese developers gave us "Pac-Man," "Space Invaders" and "Donkey Kong." In the era of physical consoles: "Metal Gear Solid," "Snatcher," "Final Fantasy" and "Silent Hill." Japan's creative use of technology, physical design and narrative whimsy once made it the only country in the world that consistently delivered interactive pleasures via buttons and joysticks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 18, 2014
Plan your attack before you hit the gamefloor at Tokyo Game Show
It's time to press the start button for Tokyo Game Show (TGS), and while last year's edition smashed attendance records with more than 270,000 gamers showing up over the course of the event. This year's TGS hopes to be even bigger. The number of exhibitors has reached a record 421, a significant hike from last year's tally of 342.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 7, 2014
A day-trip date with the virtual romantics of 'New LovePlus+'
While Japan's video-game industry no longer dominates the world, there is still one niche of digital entertainment that this country does better than any other: romantic man-machine interaction. Love with a virtual being is something plucked straight out of science-fiction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 25, 2010
Virtual karaoke dates, courtesy of Konami
Sing your heart out, guys. Your Love Plus mate won't care if you truly suck at karaoke.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Sep 21, 2009
Dating sim 'Love Plus' touches a nerve
The romantically impaired get some pointers with the Nintendo DS dating simulation game 'Love Plus,' but it's not all about hearts and flowers.

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