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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 24, 2016
Updating gaming for the New Year
SuperMario makes a dash for smartphones
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2016
Strong debut of Nintendo's 'Super Mario Run' clouded by revenue lag
"Super Mario Run," Nintendo Co.'s first foray into the world of mobile gaming, might be encountering some growing pains.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2016
Nintendo jumps on app bandwagon with release of 'Super Mario Run' for iPhone
After almost two years of waiting, the big day is finally here for Nintendo Co. and its first game for smartphones, "Super Mario Run."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Dec 14, 2016
'Beep' tracks down 8-bit maestros
Here's one for the gamers: "Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound" interviews more than 80 composers, sound designers and voice actors in a comprehensive look at its topic. Starting with mechanical pinball bells, "Beep" moves through the bleepy 8-bit sounds of 1980s arcade games to the present, where...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2016
Nintendo to release first iPhone Mario game on Dec. 15
Nintendo Co. will release "Super Mario Run" worldwide for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad on Dec. 15 in U.S. time zones, a highly anticipated launch that has a high bar for success after this summer's "Pokemon Go" phenomenon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 22, 2016
PlayStation adds more power to the PS4
More power to the PS4
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
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 24, 2016
From the latest in virtual reality to a nostalgic return to 2-D
Virtual Reality gets real
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016
It's a me, Abe!
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an cameo at the Rio 2016 Olympics' closing ceremony. While his presence was not unexpected, as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, his unusual entrance was another matter. Naturally, the internet had something to say about it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2016
Games industry unlikely to try to clone 'Pokemon Go'
Top video game companies, caught off-guard by the runaway success of "Pokemon Go," are wrestling with how to play catch-up after the augmented reality app became a worldwide phenomenon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016
Iran's Pokemon paranoia isn't entirely crazy
As usual, a U.S.-based disruptor is offering an exciting technology to the rest of the world — but isn't worried about the consequences.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 8, 2016
Japanese fans flock to 'Pokemon Go'
Nintendo's smartphone game 'Pokemon Go' has finally launched in Japan, the birthplace of the little virtual monsters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
Japan's media blast away at the 'Pokemon Go' craze
The nation's magazines have a whole lot ot say about the roaring success of Niantic's 'Pokemon Go.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2016
'Pokemon Go' launches in Rio just ahead of Olympics
The creators of "Pokemon Go" said the blockbuster mobile game has been released in Brazil just in time for the Rio Olympics, which start on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2016
Will 'Pokemon Go' power up Japan's 'Cool Economy'?
'Pokemon Go' may be a huge success, but without major structural reforms, Japan's creative economy won't take flight.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2016
Nintendo slumps by most since 1990 on dashed 'Pokemon Go' hopes
Nintendo Co. shares plunged by the most since 1990 after the company said late Friday that the financial impact from the worldwide hit "Pokemon Go" will be limited.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2016
Searching for Pikachu
What may be most significant about the 'Pokemon Go' phenomenon is what it portends for the future of online gaming.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 23, 2016
Eat like a cute, round pink Nintendo character called Kirby
Japan is going crazy over the release of "Pokemon Go," which hit the U.S. and Australia before finally reaching Pokemon's actual birthplace on July 22. One reason for the delay in Japan may have been that "Pokemon Go" wasn't developed by Tokyo-based Game Freak, which typically creates "Pokemon" games,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2016
Tokyo gamers get first taste of 'Pokemon Go' after weeks of waiting
People young and old rushed to try out "Pokemon Go" on Friday, snaring monsters on the streets of Tokyo and searching for them in trains and offices as the GPS-crossover game finally launched in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016
Monster anticipation as 'Pokemon Go' launches in Japan
Japanese gamers rejoice as “Pokemon Go” finally debuts, allowing them to pick their smartphones and join the global hunt for virtual monsters in real-life landscapes.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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