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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2013
Nintendo's game development to revive Wii U
Nintendo Co., the world's biggest maker of video game machines, plans to revive demand for its Wii U through the release of its own new titles as sales of the console failed to meet forecasts amid a lack of software.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 28, 2013
Revamped 'Shin Megami Tensei IV,' a new 'DoDonPachi Saidaioujou' and collectable merchandise
Most collectible statues are a few inches or perhaps 30 cm tall. Typically, they are not life-size. But this is no typical statue.
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
May 26, 2013
Tweet Beat: #NintendoDirectJP, #華麗なる公式 , #デザフェス
Explore the world of friendly official accounts, the latest Nintendo news and Design Festa Vol. 37 in last week's trendy hashtags.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 6, 2013
Nintendo taps smartphone apps for console boost
Nintendo Co. is trying to modify its game consoles so customers can use smartphone applications on them as it searches for a way to return to profitability, company sources said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / ON: GAMES
Mar 26, 2013
New wrinkles for classic games
The Nintendo Wii U, which was released late last year, is outfitted with a near communication field (NCF) reader, and the first game to make use of it is the upcoming, downloadable Wii U title, “Pokemon Scramble U.”
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2013
Nintendo ordered to pay in 3-D patent suit
Nintendo Co. said it was ordered to pay $30.2 million to a former Sony Corp. employee after a federal jury in New York ruled that the maker of the 3DS machine infringed on his patent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 18, 2012
2012: The year in gear
From innovative cars and cameras to phone-controlled appliances, the best of Japan's gadgets and gear in 2012.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jun 21, 2012
Today's J-blip: Geek-approved cutting board
Mario and other 8-bit favorites, now in the form of geektastic cutting boards.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Nov 24, 2011
Tamagtotchi turns 15, as virtual pets continue to evolve
The 15th anniversary of Tamagotchi, the 8-bit egg that launched a generation of virtual pets, is celebrated with blinged out pink and purple models.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2010
Glasses-free 3D bursting into focus soon
More eye-popping 3D products are set to hit the shelves of Japan soon, and look Ma, no silly glasses!
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 27, 2010
Babysitter Mama: Infant care via Wiimote control
Office Create takes the Nintendo Wii into truly infantile territory with Babysitter Mama.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Apr 11, 2010
With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, is a hit for the PSP at hand?
Konami bets the farm on mobile gaming and product tie-ins with the highly anticipated release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP.
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Sep 3, 2009
Havens abound for mobile video-gamers
No shortage of places in Tokyo for videogamers to hang out in, from McDonald's to full-on game havens, with WiFi on tap and perks galore.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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