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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 26, 2022
Sony to unveil PlayStation subscription as soon as next week
The new service will combine its PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus services. Customers will be able to choose from multiple tiers offering catalogs of modern games and classics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 5, 2022
Unfazed by game rivals’ acquisitions, Nintendo seeks to forge its own path to success
The game company sees value in existing working relationships over securing short-term profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2022
Horizon Forbidden West looms large in Sony’s PlayStation strategy
The new Horizon game is the first big PlayStation launch of 2022 and reflects Sony's strategy of releasing blockbuster exclusives that can only be played on its consoles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2022
Toyota supplier Denso joins TSMC in building new chip factory in Japan
The Toyota group company will invest u00a540 billion ($350 million) in a TSMC-Sony joint venture set up for a TSMC chip plant in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022
Sony's new AI beats humans in Gran Turismo racing game
The AI first raced against four top Gran Turismo drivers in July, learned from the race and outperformed the human drivers in another race in October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2022
Nintendo Switch tops lifetime sales of Wii console
Nintendo sold 11.8 million home-portable Switch units and 3.2 million of the handheld-only Switch Lite in the first nine months of the financial year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2022
'Spider-Man' propels Sony to forecast-smashing third-quarter profit
The firm is benefiting from strong demand for its PlayStation 5 games console, which it launched in November 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 1, 2022
Sony buys Halo game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion
Sony is a regular acquirer of video game studios, though Bungie is by far its largest of the past decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2022
Microsoft’s Activision purchase could leave Japanese video game-makers out in the cold
Japanese gaming firms, which are generally less agile and outward-looking than their U.S. peers, may struggle as companies invest in the metaverse.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 17, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama beats Russell Henley in playoff to win Sony Open
The victory is the 29-year-old Matsuyama's eighth PGA Tour title, tying South Korea's K.J. Choi for the most wins by a player from Asia.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 15, 2022
More than a year later, it’s still hard to get my hands on Sony’s PlayStation 5
Production and supply issues mean there simply aren't enough of the popular gaming devices to go around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2022
Chipmaker TSMC hails Japan plant as special case in overseas expansion
TSMC's chairman said Thursday its Japan venture with a Sony Group Corp. subsidiary is a special case as the firm typically seeks full ownership in overseas plants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2022
Sony is dealing with PlayStation 5 shortage by making more PS4s
The older console uses less advanced chips, is simpler to make and provides a budget-friendly alternative to the flagship model.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022
Sony unveils PlayStation VR2 headset and new immersive Horizon game
Sony's next-generation wired gaming goggles, which plug into the PlayStation 5 home console, will feature OLED panels with increased resolution from the first generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022
Sony to set up new EV unit as it considers entering market, CEO says
Sony Group CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said the new unit, Sony Mobility Inc., will aim to make the best use of artificial intelligence and robotics technology for electric vehicle development.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 16, 2021
Bruce Springsteen sells music catalog in massive deal
The deal gives Sony ownership of Springsteen's entire collection — one of the biggest transactions ever struck for a single artist's body of work.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 4, 2021
PlayStation plans new service to take on Xbox Game Pass
The service, code-named Spartacus, will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of modern and classic games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2021
It's going to get even harder to buy a PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5 became the fastest Sony console to reach 10 million units sold this July, but it has fallen behind the sales pace of its predecessor PlayStation 4 since then.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2021
TSMC's Japan plant was seen as a win, but its future is more complicated
With the chip plant's profitability in question, its contribution to the nation's economic security and technological progression will likely determine its worth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2021
TSMC looking to build Japan plant in 2022 and start operations in 2024
The announcement came days after reports the government may offer financial support, possibly together with Sony Group Corp., if the Taiwan firm builds a factory in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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