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GAMES

Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 4, 2023
Keisuke Honda to step down from Cambodia role after SEA Games
The former Samurai Blue star has been serving as general manager for the Southeast Asian nation's senior and Olympic-generation men's teams since 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
War-themed video game fuels wave of Ukraine conflict misinformation
Footage from Arma 3, often marked 'live' or 'breaking news,' has been used repeatedly in recent months in fake videos about the Russian offensive.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 31, 2022
Elden Ring's artful cruelty set the bar for gaming in 2022
FromSoftware's ambitious, brutal high fantasy RPG was by far the best game to come out of Japan in the last five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022
Stories centered on climate change slowly make inroads in massive gaming industry
Activists and governments are hoping they can encourage behavioral change among gamers through green nudges, where points are awarded for protecting the environment in consumer games
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2022
Eagles lead NFL with eight players named to Pro Bowl Games
The Philadelphia Eagles had eight players selected for this season's Pro Bowl Games, which will be held in Las Vegas on Feb. 5, 2023.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2022
Miami's Tua Tagovailoa tops fan voting for NFL Pro Bowl Games
The Dolphins quarterback is among 88 players who will participate in the new event, to be hosted in Las Vegas on Feb. 5.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 18, 2022
Japan confronts problem of video game addiction
While nations like China and South Korea have imposed drastic restrictions on youth gaming in recent years, some in Japan feel they are being left to deal with the issue on their own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 17, 2022
A small but growing movement to make video gaming greener
While most gamers don't link the power output of their machines with environmental issues, a small group of enthusiasts are starting to think differently,
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 13, 2022
Microsoft’s Call of Duty offer to Sony includes subscription service
Microsoft has publicly stated that it offered Sony a 10-year deal to make Call of Duty available on the Japanese company's PlayStation console.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 8, 2022
Exposure to white supremacist ideologies in online games surged in 2022
One-fifth of adults reported being confronted with White supremacist ideologies, more than double the rate a year earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2022
Microsoft and Nintendo agree on 10-year Call of Duty deal
The agreement depends on Microsoft closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 3, 2022
To bestselling gaming franchises, what are voice actors worth?
When a voice actor took to Twitter to complain about low wages, it was only the beginning of a drawn-out controversy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2022
China’s video game ambitions threaten to one-up Japan
Along with the EU, the world's second-largest economy, China, wants to use gaming to promote soft power. Japan should take that as a warning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2022
Sony to launch ¥49,500 wearables to animate users' movements in the metaverse
The new Mocopi system consists of six pucks worn around the user's wrists, ankles, head and hips, that will work with various metaverse apps on Android phones or Apple iPhones.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Nov 28, 2022
Chuhai Labs takes a democratic approach to running its game studio
A former Nintendo employee takes what he learned from the gaming behemoth and aims to improve upon it at his own game studio.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 24, 2022
Nintendo breaks sales record with new Pokemon games on Switch
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were released simultaneously on Nov. 18 and sold over 4 million units at home in Japan, also setting a new domestic record.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2022
'Sonic the Hedgehog' creator Yuji Naka arrested over insider trading
Tokyo prosecutors on Friday arrested the 57-year-old creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series over alleged insider trading in shares of a game maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2022
Nintendo praised for new rules against customers who harass staff
'We made the decision after concluding our customers would understand because of the reputation we have built of faithfully responding to them,' a public relations official at Nintendo said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 8, 2022
Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast even as chip shortage seen to be easing
The company says it's now front-loading production to maximize delivery in the holiday shopping season, and that production output has been improving since September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2022
Japan eyes enhanced tax collection from smartphone game providers
Japan is apparently aiming to enhance its tax collection in its bid to level the playfield for domestic and overseas game providers at a time when the industry has been booming.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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