Tag - playstation

 
Menu
Search
 
November 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

PLAYSTATION

Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 26, 2014
Sony marks 20 years of the PlayStation with a stylish new console
Monster transformer
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 21, 2014
Custom consoles and controllers, plus new versions of classics
PlayStation 4 gets covered in slime
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2014
Sony unveils smartphones that double as PlayStation game display
Sony Corp. has unveiled new mobile devices that also function as displays for PlayStation games, as it adds features to win sales in a market dominated by Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 25, 2014
New games to keep you occupied in the summer
These warriors rule
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 23, 2014
Gaming that looks good inside and out
Xbox keeps its cool for the summer
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jun 20, 2014
New music label helps classic video-game composers go solo
New music label helps classic video-game composers go solo
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
May 30, 2014
FIFA World Cup 2014 brings the fun to Tokyo
When you're on the other side of the world finding a place to watch World Cup matches usually requires meticulous planning — from persuading friends with giant TV screens to let you join them, to preparing for an assault on your body clock. Flying to Brazil is an option, but for those of us with a...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 26, 2014
PS4 x FIFA kicks off, while "Idolm@ster," "Pokemon" and "Persona" get cute
Check out 'The Idolm@ster'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2014
Sony PS4 sales top 7 million mark
Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 4 sales are proving a bright spot for Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, who is cutting costs to spur a revival at a company hit by falling demand for its televisions and cameras.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 24, 2014
Your turn to shoot AKB47, alongside your BFFAKB
Zombie girls in uniform
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 13, 2014
BitSummit reveals tantalizing homemade worlds of play
After a successful debut last year, former Q-Games producer James Mielke once again shone a light on Japan's independent gaming scene with the second edition of BitSummit, a gathering of independent developers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 24, 2014
Japan finally gets the PS4, "Ryu ga Gotoku" goes back in time and "Assassin's Creed III" has a killer box set
At last, PS4 in Japan
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2014
Sony sells 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles
Sony Corp. has sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4s globally, beating its forecast, as it prepares to release the console in Japan this Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2013
Sony's PS4 sales top 1 million in debut, despite 'issues'
Sony Corp. sold more than 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles in North America in the first 24 hours of sales, though some buyers reported "issues" with the new gaming device, it said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2013
Sony holds its breath hoping for hitch-free PlayStation 4 debut
Sony Corp. chose the late Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" as the background music in commercials for the new PlayStation 4 scheduled to go on sale in the United States on Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 23, 2013
'Rain' reveals it gameplay while 'Wind Waker' goes HD
We're playing in the rain
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 19, 2013
Sony, Microsoft to square off at Tokyo Game Show
In Japan, the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is gaming's main event. This year, heavyweights Sony and Microsoft are set to square off at Chiba's Makuhari Messe convention center with brand new consoles in tow. Who will come out on top?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 10, 2013
U.S. holidays to slow PS4 Japan debut
Sony Corp. will release the PlayStation 4 in Japan three months after it hits shelves in North America as the company seeks to avoid shortages that hurt sales of the console's predecessor.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’
SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER