Other than Nintendo, game developers such as Level 5, Capcom and Konami had set up their booths promoting their games to children. There were also card games and booths selling merchandise exclusive to the event.
CultureEventsShoppingKansai
Lauren Sumon Chandra
February 8, 2017
Known for Maid Cafes, electronic stores and being an overall otaku (Japanese for nerd) paradise, Akihabara is one of Tokyo's most famous spots. Many people will tell you to check out Yodobashi Camera or the AKB48 Café. However, today we are going to talk about one of Akihabara’s lesser known treasures. Smaller shops that carry used goods.
CultureShoppingKanto
Matt Watson
September 13, 2016
The Minato Mirai District in Yokohama transforms into a Pokemon County where literally uber cute Pikachu is on outbreak.
EventsKanto
M Yuasa
August 10, 2016
For gamers, Capcom is probably more like an old grandfather who spoils his grandkids. From Mega Man to Resident Evil, it has always churned out some great games. It seems like Capcom will not satisfy every gamer in Japan only through their games, so they built this incredibly amazing restaurant: Capcom Bar. If you are a Capcom maniac, this is probably your heaven.
Food & DrinkKanto
Sanny Soedjatmiko Hartanto
June 1, 2016
Lawson convenience stores have brought their own character Karaage-kun and Dragon Quest's Slime together celebrating 30 years since they were both created bringing to Japan a new fried chicken with an altogether ambitious new flavor.
Food & DrinkAll Japan
Kade Delis
May 17, 2016
Den Den Town is the electronics district of Osaka. With many stores selling cameras, computers and video games and consoles, this little area started attracting a clientèle who are also into manga, anime and specialty toys.
CultureEventsKansai
Joshua Wood
March 23, 2016
Ever since the fledgling days of early console gaming in the 1970s, Japan has been leading the way. 2016 promises to continue this trend as Japan once again leads the line in pioneering video games. So today, for your consideration, I present the top 5 Japanese video games coming to consoles next year.
CultureAll Japan
Liam Carrigan
January 4, 2016
From the Ancient Japanese mythology and Jômon period to nowadays, the history of the Land of the Rising Sun has been prolific enough as to be subject of study around the globe, but also to become a recurring topic for movies, animation, manga comics and video games.
CultureAll Japan
Elena Perez
December 16, 2015
Since coming to Japan, I have been quite intrigued at the different way in which Japanese people perceive certain movies and games here. Not only is the media itself received differently by the consumer, but also in addition, the titles themselves can often be named and marketed completely differently from how we may remember them in Europe or the US.
CultureAll Japan
Liam Carrigan
October 28, 2015
It was with a great sadness and a very heavy heart that I recently read of the passing of Satoru Iwata at the tragically young age of just 55 years old. In reading the reports in the aftermath of his death, I was stunned to learn just how many of the games I loved as a child had been, at least in part, influenced and developed by Mr Iwata.
CultureAll Japan
Liam Carrigan
October 21, 2015
Why is it that the PS4 continues to sell in the millions while the X-Box One is almost universally shunned by Japanese consumers, despite selling reasonably well in most other territories?
Culture
Liam Carrigan
October 10, 2015
Video game bars are an intriguing prospect for a significant percentage of tourists visiting Japan, particularly those in their 20s to 30s who grew up with gaming and now want to combine their youthful passions with the more adult love of alcohol.
CultureFood & DrinkKansai
Alan Jones
August 28, 2015
As we covered in part one of this series, the emerging Japanese video game market of the 1970s up to the mid-1990s was dominated by two gaming goliaths. Tokyo’s Sega Enterprises and Kyoto’s Nintendo Corporation.
Culture
Liam Carrigan
June 25, 2015
Nintendo, Sony, Sega. If, like me, you were born in the 1980s or later, chances are you had at least one Japanese video game console when you were growing up.
Culture
Liam Carrigan
June 16, 2015
Traditionally, Tokyo’s Akihabara district is seen as the mecca for those with an appreciation for “otaku” interests such as anime, manga and electronics.
ShoppingKansai
Alan Jones
June 5, 2015
Every year since 2003, Nagoya hosts the World Cosplay Summit Competition. Cosplay is short for "Costume Play." It's a global phenomenon which has been rising in popularity since the 1980s.
EventsCultureChubu
Julie
March 17, 2015
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