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Voice actors for "Pokemon: The First Movie" pose during a news conference in Tokyo in December 1999. Japan has long excelled at creating global hits but has too often let others capture the long-term value they generate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2026
Japanese culture permeates the world. Who owns it?
Japan begins from a far stronger position. It does not need to convince the world to love its culture. That battle was won decades ago. Its challenge now is ownership.
While mobile games such as Pokemon Go are at the core of Scopely＊s business, the company is developing or considering acquiring PC and console titles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2025
Behind the $3.5 billion Pokemon deal lies a consolidation strategy
While mobile games such as Pokemon Go are at the core of Scopely＊s business, the company is looking into PC and console titles.
Silver Rathalos was among several monsters in the Monster Hunter universe that debuted at an in-person Monster Hunter Now event in Shibuya hosted by developer Niantic on the weekend of Oct. 13.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2024
Gamers hunt for monsters in Tokyo as Niantic searches for a hit
In Monster Hunter Now, the San Francisco-based company behind Pokemon Go is looking to emulate the success of the immensely popular 2016 game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2023
Pokemon Go creator Niantic suffers metaverse woes
Questions about the future of the ＆real-world metaverse§ have been swirling around Niantic for years following a series of games that have underperformed.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2023
New Monster Hunter mobile game supercharges Capcom shares
Monster Hunter Now represents a low-risk bet by Capcom to grab a share of the expanding global smartphone game market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 23, 2021
Nintendo teams up with Pokemon Go studio Niantic on AR apps
They will start by releasing a Pikmin app in 2021, based on the puzzle-solving series created by Nintendo＊s creative fellow Shigeru Miyamoto in 2001.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2019
In Spanish town, Pokemon Go keeps senior citizens fit and staves off isolation
At first, when she retired from a lifelong career in nursing in her native Spain, Joanna Perez Osuna struggled with a lack of purpose. Then she found solace in a virtual world populated by ※Pikachus,§ ※Weedles§ and ※Smeargles.§
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2018
＆Pokemon Go＊ maker Niantic is seeking a $3.9 billion valuation: source
Niantic Inc., the company behind the popular mobile game ※Pokemon Go,§ is looking to catch a $3.9 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2018
Taiwan grandpa catches ＆em all playing ＆Pokemon Go＊ on 15 phones
Chen San-yuan turns heads as he cycles through a suburb of Taipei, Taiwan＊s capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2017
Pokemon chief hints at big plans for augmented reality smartphone game
It＊s been more than a year since ※Pokemon Go§ took the world by storm, getting people to wander outside and look for virtual monsters with their smartphones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2017
Nintendo unleashes a flurry of new games to fuel Switch momentum
Nintendo Co. has announced a slate of new titles for its new hybrid console Switch, moving to capitalize on early excitement for its newest game system.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Society
May 9, 2017
Group will use drone to help prevent suicide at remote Fukui Prefecture site
A suicide prevention group will dispatch a drone to monitor remote areas around Tojinbo in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture 〞 whose lonely cliffs remain romanticized in popular imagination as a destination where people go to end their lives 〞 in the hopes that the effort will help reduce the suicide rate....
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Mar 3, 2017
＆Pokemon Go＊ deploys Snorlax to quake-hit Kyushu
The maker of ※Pokemon Go§ is now trying to draw visitors to quake-hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by increasing appearances made by a popular character in the hit smartphone game.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 24, 2017
＆Pokemon Go＊ unleashed on game-loving South Korea six months late
Nintendo＊s smash hit ※Pokemon Go§ was unleashed on South Korea on Tuesday, six months after it was released elsewhere in the world, a delay caused by security fears over Google Maps.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 30, 2016
The top tech stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these tech and digital stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
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Nov 27, 2016
Faking of GPS data a growing and potentially lethal danger, expert warns
With a plethora of location-based services hitting the market, GPS appears to be an essential feature in today＊s digitally driven world.
Japan Times
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Nov 22, 2016
＆Pokemon Go＊ halts Tohoku appearance of rare character due to safety concerns after quake
The U.S. operator of the popular ※Pokemon Go§ smartphone game stopped appearances by Lapras, a rare plesiosaur-like monster, in the Tohoku region out of safety concerns following Tuesday＊s major earthquake and subsequent tsunami warnings.
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Nov 11, 2016
Rare Pokemon deployed to help recovery in Tohoku quake zones
Three of the prefectures slammed by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are getting a significant boost in efforts to revive tourism from an invisible source 〞 a Pokemon character.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 15, 2016
Alone and distracted
I saw a woman stop in the middle of the street and stare intently into her phone.
Japan Times
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Sep 30, 2016
＆Pokemon Go＊ players deter suicides in Fukui
Another unintentional side effect of ※Pokemon Go§ fever has emerged 〞 and it＊s not in the form of traffic violations or accidents.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
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" 〞 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.
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.
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.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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