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NAME OF THE GAME

LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Oct 10, 2002
Disney lives in 'Kingdom Hearts'
"Kingdom Hearts" may be old news in Japan, where more than 800,000 people already own it, but it's new to the United States.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 26, 2002
Mario milks aesthetic basics as a baby on Yoshi's Island
Mario is usually the star of Mario Bros. adventures; but in the case of "Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island" for Game Boy Advance, the little plumber literally comes off as a crybaby.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 19, 2002
Shine on you crazy plumber
Mario, Nintendo's world-famous plumber/mascot, may be the oldest active character in video games, but he's certainly not washed up. Neither is "Super Mario Sunshine," Mario's latest adventure.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 12, 2002
Super Monkey's on my back
You'll have to excuse me if this week's column is a bit short. Sega has just released "Super Monkey Ball 2" (SMB2) and I am having a hard time tearing myself away from the television.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 5, 2002
Blinx gives Xbox style
Nintendo is all about platform games. Since Mario, Luigi, Banjo-Kazooie, and Donkey Kong specialize in platform adventures, GameCube owners have plenty of this ever-popular genre.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 29, 2002
'Dead to Rights' feels like John Woo with a joystick
Forget all the moralizing. "Dead to Rights," a new game for Xbox from Namco, is a mature game that earns the right to have strippers in thongs, dogs ripping out men's throats and more shootouts than Charles Bronson and Arnold Schwarzenegger saw in their entire careers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 22, 2002
When violence isn't enough
You know how moths like to fly into lights and fires, or how whales beach themselves. How about lemmings . . . those adorable creatures that follow each other off cliffs? You wouldn't think the American video game industry would fall into that category, but it's looking that way.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 15, 2002
Don't mess with the Maori
You may not know it, but Sony Computer Entertainment has an American game arm -- aptly known as Sony Computer Entertainment America.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 8, 2002
American football at its best
My pal Nathan played American football for Brigham Young University before going to graduate school to earn an MBA.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 1, 2002
Prepare to enter the real pod race
In "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," little Anakin Skywalker, a preteen slave on Tatooine, entered a futuristic sport called pod racing.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jul 25, 2002
Long 'Neverwinter Nights'
Many role-playing games are long, in-depth, and intricate. The most popular settings for these contests seem to be medieval worlds populated with wizards, noble kings, and dragons.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jul 18, 2002
'Wrestlemania X8': stone-cold fun
In America, every demographic has its own form of entertainment. For cultured people, there is opera and polo. For the teaming masses, there is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), an entire league of behemoth men and scantily clad women brawling on a nightly basis to thrill and titillate the beer-and-pork rinds crowd.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jul 11, 2002
Undead moving into town
Time is short and the enemy grows ever stronger. You have a small encampment outside of a large medieval city. The residents of the city would be your natural allies; but the Undead Scourge gave them poisoned grain, and now they are dying to join your enemy.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jul 4, 2002
Summertime fun to seek, avoid
It's been more than a year since Nintendo released Game Boy Advance -- a much, much more powerful Game Boy with a bigger, color screen and several times more processing power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 27, 2002
Nintendo tries survival horror
Survival horror is a style of game that first appeared in 1993 when Infogrames released a classic PC game called "Alone in the Dark."
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 20, 2002
'Morrowind' ups RPG ante
"Elders Scrolls III: Morrowind" is a role-playing game (RPG) for PC and Xbox in which players roam a seemingly endless countryside enlisting in minor quests as they fulfill a greater destiny.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 13, 2002
Genius collides in 3-D matchup
In the red corner, weighing in with "Beach Spikers Volleyball," Sega's living legend, Yu Suzuki.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 6, 2002
Lessons learned from E3 gathering
Few people could have been happier to see the end to this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) than Douglas Lowenstein, president of the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA).
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
May 30, 2002
Rebuilding over restoration
Art, architecture, and classic cars should be restored, just about everything else deserves rebuilding.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
May 23, 2002
Flying with the Force
"Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter," ("Jedi Starfighter") a new game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox from LucasArts, does not have any familiar Star Wars characters.
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.
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.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
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Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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