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GAME

Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 19, 2015
Muscular Australian shows off Tokyo Game Show's other side
Australian Lee Carmichael stands out from the standard fare of promotional models at this weekend's Tokyo Game Show because, unlike 95 percent of those hired to attract attention, Carmichael is a man.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2015
8-4 turns your game's 'Engrish' into English
'Gaming Jesus" is ready to give the 8-4 tour. "It won't take long," he promises. The office that houses his game localization company is quite cozy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2015
Japanese cat-collecting game is apps' meow
The smartphone game "Neko Atsume" (Cat Collecting) is gaining a worldwide following for its nonsense and adorableness.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
China in shock after Japanese girl wins brain battle
China's loss to Japan on a popular game show devoted to mental athletics has left the country's netizens atwitter and provoked some national soul-searching.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 5, 2015
Matsui, Jeter to toss first pitches at exhibition game
Former New York Yankees teammates Hideki Matsui and Derek Jeter will throw out the ceremonial first pitches at Tokyo Dome before the March 21 preseason game between the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the Giants said Thursday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Feb 28, 2015
Omotenashi — Japanese hospitality?
As the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's appointed "Cool Tokyo" ambassador, multilingual television journalist Christel Takigawa set media buzzing worldwide with her Sept. 7, 2013, speech to the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires in which she made great play of the word "motenashi" by attaching...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 2, 2015
West prevails in high-tempo bj-league All-Star Game
In a fast-paced game of dueling run-and-gun offenses, including 79 3-point shots in all, the Western Conference had the better scoring touch in the pivotal fourth quarter.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 29, 2015
Ryukyu's McHenry plays pivotal role for dominant defensive squad
Lockdown defense fuels championship teams.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 9, 2015
Rosters finalized for bj-league All-Star Game
Team rosters for the 2014-15 bj-league All-Star Game were announced on Friday, and veteran guard Kenya Tomori is the lone representative of the Gunma Crane Thunders, the host squad, who's been selected to play.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2014
Ryukyu star Burns leading the way in bj-league All-Star voting
Who is the leading vote-getter for the bj-league's ninth annual All-Star Game?
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 22, 2014
The annual pain and pleasure of punished comedians
Japan is a country of traditions. You take off your shoes when you go indoors. You rinse your body before entering the bath. And you sit around the house with family on Ōmisoka (大晦日, New Year's Eve) and do nothing but watch television and eat food before going to the jinja (神社, shrine)...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2014
Vintage ET Atari videogame found in New Mexico landfill sent to Smithsonian
A copy of a vintage ET Atari videogame extracted from a New Mexico landfill where hundreds of the cartridges were dumped after the game flopped in the 1980s has made its way to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2014
Sharp to supply 'free-form' LCDs to Nintendo
Sharp Corp. is close to providing video game maker Nintendo Co. with its advanced liquid crystal displays that can be shaped freely according to user demand, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2014
Nintendo heads for a happy Christmas with Wii U revival
Nintendo Co. looks like it is finally going to be able to celebrate this Christmas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2014
Computer role-playing game helps potential lay judges prepare for trial
The "saiban-in" (lay judge) system thrusts ordinary citizens into a position of responsibility in major criminal trials, and efforts are underway to prepare them better to handle the evidence they may see and the decisions they may face.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2014
Nintendo's new 3DS console hits shelves in Japan
Nintendo Co. on Saturday launched the latest version of its 3DS portable game console in Japan in time for the year-end shopping rush, in an effort to prop up its flagging console sales.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Oct 9, 2014
J-blip: You TOO can be a 'konbini' manager of your dreams
A new Nintendo 3DS game lets players manage a Japanese convenience store with just their styluses.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 26, 2014
Kojima's terrifying world of the unknown
Hideo Kojima's "P.T." isn't even a full game, and it still might be the scariest video game experience of the year. It is atmospheric, unfailingly creepy, and in future years might be looked back on as the first step in the reimagining of the horror genre.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2014
Photo sticker booth maker FuRyu considering IPO, president says
FuRyu Corp., a maker of photo sticker machines used in video game arcades, is considering an initial public offering, company president Yoshiro Tasaka said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2014
As mobile arm struggles, Sony looks to PlayStation
The head of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation division hopes to raise its profit outlook for this year, in stark contrast to the electronics firm's mobile business, which has forecast deep losses and sent Sony's stock reeling.

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