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Video game producer Shigeru Miyamoto speaks to reporters in Kyoto on Thursday after being named a recipient of the Order of Culture.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 23, 2026
Shigeru Miyamoto named first video game-related recipient of 91AV原创 Order of Culture
The legendary Nintendo figure will be officially conferred with the award in a Nov. 3 ceremony.
Don't expect perfection from "Japanese Ramen Simulator," a new indie game that puts players in the role of a chef-owner of a new ramen shop. Instead, embrace the tedium of everything that goes along with the job.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 10, 2026
Still-simmering ‘Japanese Ramen Simulator’ is already worth a slurp
Launching Oct. 9, the new game from Tokyo studio Wild Dog is rough around the edges but has promising potential.
"Silent Hill: Townfall" isn't perfect, but it's another solid showing that proves the psychological horror franchise has moved past its darkest days.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 29, 2026
‘Silent Hill: Townfall’ cements series’ return from the proverbial grave
Once stuck in perpetual dormancy, the horror franchise has proven it still has scares aplenty with its latest entry.
Yuki Kurihara celebrates after winning gold in Puyo Puyo Champions during the esports competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Saturday.
Asian Games / esports
Sep 26, 2026
11-year-old esports prodigy claims gold at Asian Games
Yuki Kurihara is the youngest athlete in 91AV原创 Asian Games history.
Eleven-year-old esports athlete Yuki Kurihara is the youngest member of Japan's delegation at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Asian Games / esports
Sep 22, 2026
Small frame, big stakes: 11-year-old Puyo Puyo prodigy takes on Asia
Puyo Puyo joins the Asian Games’ esports lineup as one of 13 titles contested across 11 medal events.
For its 30th anniversary, Tokyo Game Show has added more days, more exhibitors and more pizzazz — but the games on the show floor bear an unmistakable mark of the past.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 18, 2026
Tokyo Game Show turns 30, but gaming keeps looking to the past
91AV原创 premier gaming event celebrates three decades with many of the games that debuted on the show floor years ago.
In an age where most video game companies prefer direct-to-consumer livestreams to promote their products, Tokyo Game Show has endured as an in-person event against all odds.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2026
A look back at 30 years of Tokyo Game Show
From Nintendo’s shunning to pandemic upheavals, Tokyo Game Show has weathered three decades to become a global gaming institution.
In the Pokemon games, sleep is a status condition. At a new themed "hotel" in the middle of the woods in Hokkaido, it's what 20 lucky guests will experience.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 15, 2026
Sleep like a Pokemon (for free) at Hokkaido’s Poke Ball-themed hotel
Entries for free stays run through Sept. 30, and selected guests will visit the 3-meter-diameter Poke Ball in October.
"I came to like Jensen Huang's character, and bet everything on him," Shoichiro Irimajiri said in an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2026
Former Sega president recalls being ‘impressed’ with Nvidia’s Huang
Shoichiro Irimajiri said he had decided to invest $5 million in Nvidia in the late 1990s because he was impressed by its CEO, Jensen Huang.
A young Toshiro Mifune provides the likeness for legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi as he battles demonic monsters across a ruined Kyoto.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 12, 2026
The demonic highs of ‘Onimusha’ make up for jarring lows
The new hack-and-slash action RPG from Capcom has stunningly fun boss battles that more than make up for its weaker moment.
A screen shot taken from the White House's arcade.gov website of the Build the Wall online arcade game that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump released Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2026
Tetris distances itself from controversial White House ‘arcade’ games
Tetris said it did not give permission for the White House to use the game’s iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that was released Thursday.
Though most consumers buy games digitally, Sony's move to end disc production has evoked a strong response from a vocal minority.
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 29, 2026
The data backs Sony’s no-disc future. Gamers are fighting it anyway.
In July, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it would stop manufacturing physical discs for its PlayStation consoles starting in 2028, triggering a torrent of criticism.
Employees process shipments of Hotarumaru <i>junmai ginjo</i> sake after a series of orders came in through the online sales site, in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 15.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2026
Touken Ranbu game fans help save quake-hit Kumamoto brewery
After an online post from the 12th-generation owner of the brewery lamenting unsold sake went viral, fans rushed to buy sake from them that is associated with the video game.
Worlds Upon the Wind combines language learning, slow-paced exploration and meditations on rebuilding after loss.
LIFE / Digital
Aug 22, 2026
Learn kanji and rebuild a shattered world, one ukiyo-e print at a time
Worlds Upon the Wind combines language learning, Japanese art and a story of acceptance for a slow-burn, meditative gameplay experience.
A cosplayer poses at Comic Market in Tokyo in 2021. The twice-yearly event draws fans and creators from around the world.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 20, 2026
Comiket draws 260,000 fans, and participants from record 76 countries
More than a quarter million attendees, including around 9,000 cosplayers, attended the convention held at Tokyo Bight Sight.
A screenshot shows ODD No.&#039;s game app Link! Like! Lovelive! The company has filed for bankruptcy with ?10.7 billion in liabilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2026
Idol game app firm collapses as data shows bankruptcies up 7% on year
Even as share indexes reach record highs on the back of corporate profits, bankruptcies have also been on the rise amid higher material costs and labor shortages.
Nintendo posted net income of ?147.4 billion ($934 million) for the June quarter, compared with an analyst consensus estimate of ?77.8 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
Nintendo tops estimates with strong games and tariff refunds
The Kyoto-based company posted net income of ?147.4 billion for the June quarter, compared with an analyst consensus estimate of ?77.8 billion.
Releasing on Aug. 4, Beast of Reincarnation is set in a far-future version of Japan ruined by a mysterious apocalypse.
LIFE / Digital
Aug 1, 2026
Beast of Reincarnation shows Game Freak has more to learn
Game Freak’s ambitious action RPG borrows familiar ideas but struggles to make them feel fresh.
Sony says artificial intelligence-powered tools will help artists create more entertainment content, while streamlining the production of films, videos and games across its businesses.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2026
Sony raises outlook after entertainment drives earnings jump
Sony has been shifting its resources toward accumulating entertainment assets spanning music, games and anime, while scaling back in low-margin areas in consumer electronics.
In Denshattack!, your one-car train becomes a kickflipping, wall-riding vehicle up and down a postapocalyptic Japan.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 16, 2026
‘Tony Hawk with Japanese trains’: Denshattack! makes derailing a blast
Launching July 15, the new game mashes up Japanese trains with stylish tricks and fast-paced gameplay for a delightfully addictive time.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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