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Japan Times
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
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 24, 2016
Updating gaming for the New Year
SuperMario makes a dash for smartphones
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2016
Strong debut of Nintendo's 'Super Mario Run' clouded by revenue lag
"Super Mario Run," Nintendo Co.'s first foray into the world of mobile gaming, might be encountering some growing pains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2016
Nintendo jumps on app bandwagon with release of 'Super Mario Run' for iPhone
After almost two years of waiting, the big day is finally here for Nintendo Co. and its first game for smartphones, "Super Mario Run."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Dec 14, 2016
'Beep' tracks down 8-bit maestros
Here's one for the gamers: "Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound" interviews more than 80 composers, sound designers and voice actors in a comprehensive look at its topic. Starting with mechanical pinball bells, "Beep" moves through the bleepy 8-bit sounds of 1980s arcade games to the present, where...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2016
Nintendo to release first iPhone Mario game on Dec. 15
Nintendo Co. will release "Super Mario Run" worldwide for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad on Dec. 15 in U.S. time zones, a highly anticipated launch that has a high bar for success after this summer's "Pokemon Go" phenomenon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 22, 2016
PlayStation adds more power to the PS4
More power to the PS4
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2016
Nintendo releases video of new game crossover product Switch
Nintendo on Thursday released the name and a video image of its yet-to-be launched video game product.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2016
Apple CEO Cook visits Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto
Tim Cook seems to be enjoying his visit to Kyoto.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 24, 2016
From the latest in virtual reality to a nostalgic return to 2-D
Virtual Reality gets real
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016
It's a me, Abe!
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an cameo at the Rio 2016 Olympics' closing ceremony. While his presence was not unexpected, as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, his unusual entrance was another matter. Naturally, the internet had something to say about it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2016
Games industry unlikely to try to clone 'Pokemon Go'
Top video game companies, caught off-guard by the runaway success of "Pokemon Go," are wrestling with how to play catch-up after the augmented reality app became a worldwide phenomenon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016
Iran's Pokemon paranoia isn't entirely crazy
As usual, a U.S.-based disruptor is offering an exciting technology to the rest of the world — but isn't worried about the consequences.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 8, 2016
Japanese fans flock to 'Pokemon Go'
Nintendo's smartphone game 'Pokemon Go' has finally launched in Japan, the birthplace of the little virtual monsters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
Japan's media blast away at the 'Pokemon Go' craze
The nation's magazines have a whole lot ot say about the roaring success of Niantic's 'Pokemon Go.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2016
'Pokemon Go' launches in Rio just ahead of Olympics
The creators of "Pokemon Go" said the blockbuster mobile game has been released in Brazil just in time for the Rio Olympics, which start 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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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