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Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 17, 2025
How Japan¡¯s greatest psychological horror game came home
Since 1999, the Silent Hill franchise of psychological horror games has always leaned into American settings. But with the new Silent Hill f, the series comes to Japan.
Shohei Ohtani has been appointed baseball game ambassador by Konami Group¡¯s content unit.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 16, 2024
Konami hires Shohei Ohtani to champion Power Pros in 30th year
Ohtani¡¯s appointment to baseball game ambassador also marks the 20th anniversary of spinoff Professional Baseball Spirits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 4, 2021
Tokyo Game Show returns with hybrid, scaled-down event
This year, with the event not even taking up half of a convention hall at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, the whole in-person experience could be had in less than 30 minutes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 26, 2018
Are you ready for September?
The upcoming month brings with it the ¡®Marvel¡¯s Spider-Man¡¯ PS4 game and console release, an all-women SNK game and the expo for all gamers — Tokyo Game Show.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018
NPB getting on board with boom in esports
Nippon Professional Baseball is ready to take a swing at esports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 25, 2018
An onslaught of new arrivals
¡®Metal Gear¡¯ is a survivor
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017
Slot machine-maker Konami says Japan casinos will need Vegas-style oversight
Konami Holdings Corp., which supplies slot machines to some of the world¡¯s biggest casinos, will participate in Japan¡¯s gaming industry if the regulations are as strict as those in Las Vegas.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Oct 17, 2015
Localization: Has Japan lost the plot?
Japan once ruled and defined the global gaming industry. In the arcade age, Japanese developers gave us ¡°Pac-Man,¡± ¡°Space Invaders¡± and ¡°Donkey Kong.¡± In the era of physical consoles: ¡°Metal Gear Solid,¡± ¡°Snatcher,¡± ¡°Final Fantasy¡± and ¡°Silent Hill.¡± Japan¡¯s creative use of technology, physical design...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 18, 2014
Plan your attack before you hit the gamefloor at Tokyo Game Show
It¡¯s time to press the start button for Tokyo Game Show (TGS), and while last year¡¯s edition smashed attendance records with more than 270,000 gamers showing up over the course of the event. This year¡¯s TGS hopes to be even bigger. The number of exhibitors has reached a record 421, a significant hike...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 7, 2014
A day-trip date with the virtual romantics of ¡®New LovePlus+¡¯
While Japan¡¯s video-game industry no longer dominates the world, there is still one niche of digital entertainment that this country does better than any other: romantic man-machine interaction. Love with a virtual being is something plucked straight out of science-fiction.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 25, 2010
Virtual karaoke dates, courtesy of Konami
Sing your heart out, guys. Your Love Plus mate won¡¯t care if you truly suck at karaoke.
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 weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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