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The arcade, which closed a few years back, will reopen as a Bandai Namco joint

Covid-19 has been speeding up the hollowing out of the Japanese arcade industry

Even with a state of emergency Pokémon is still a big draw

Tokyo's geek district in the era of covid-19 is changing

With Tokyo still under state of emergency orders due to covid-19, and the country closed to tourists, businesses…

The PlayStation 5 launched last November, but months later, it’s still hard to snag one, especially in Japan. Early…

The global pandemic has been hard on a wide range of businesses. In Japan, arcades have been hit especially hard. In…

When I first came to Japan about two decades ago, there was a lot of neon. But in the years that followed, those…

The Sega Akihabara 2nd arcade, which was formerly known as Akihabara Gigo, is closing at the end of the month…

Japan is famous for vending machines. While most sell soft drinks and coffee, there are some unusual ones selling…

Do you like capsule toys? Akihabara Station is now home to a wall of over 150 gachapon vending machines.

A state of emergency was declared in Japan due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many people have stayed home, and…

Last August, the former manager of an Akihabara maid cafe was kidnapped and tortured after he had quit his job at…

On November 1, a billboard went up in Tokyo’s Akihabara near the station. The advertisement featured about ten…

Ah, Japan! On a regular basis, I get emails from readers wanting to know about where they should go on their trip to…

Tokyo’s geek mecca of Akihabara has been reproduced perfectly on a small scale.

Indie game bullet-hell series Touhou Project debuted in 1996. Creator Zun developed the first and next four games…

The hit book and TV series Densha Otoko (Train Man) is getting a Hollywood adaptation.

If you know anything about me, it’s that I love Japanese curry. At a party at last week’s Tokyo Game Show, a friend…