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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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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