LAW & CRIME
How Video Games Trapped a Japanese Teenager in Myanmar
At least one of two Japanese kids rescued recently was kidnapped by scammers via a growing recruitment avenue: online games such as…
video games
LAW & CRIME
CULTURE
Will Ghost of Yōtei Tackle the History of Ainu Discrimination?
Ghost of Yotei, a standalone sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, is due for release next year. Will this game created to explore…
ENTERTAINMENT
“Zelda Holiday”: Why Some in Japan Extended Their Long Vacation
The release of the latest installment of Nintendo's Zelda series saw some in Japan take off work - and some companies don't…
ENTERTAINMENT
Utada Hikaru Celebrates 40th Birthday with Streaming Concert
Utada Hikaru rang in their 40th birthday this month - and, as is their once-a-decade custom, celebrated with 80,000 of their closest…
ENTERTAINMENT
Three Lesser-Known Sengoku-Themed Video Games
From Sekiro to Sengoku Basara, there are plenty of big-name examples set in the Sengoku Era. Here are a few lesser-known titles.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Game That Sparked a Quasi-National Holiday in Japan
How a new game release proved so distracting that a handful of companies decided just to give all their employees the day…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Video: Your Fragile Male Ego in Translation (The “Tsundere” Controversy)
The translation of the word 'tsundere' as 'fragile male ego' in a four-year-old English version of a video game sparked a firestorm…
ENTERTAINMENT
How Yakuza 0 Memorializes Japan’s Bubble Economy
How 2015's Yakuza 0, dated in Japan's 1980s, highlights the successes - and excesses - of the country's Bubble Economy before it…