Inside and outside the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, thousands of people said a final goodbye to the consequential and longest serving prime minister of Japan.
Cosplay is back for the first time in three years, as fans from various parts of the world gather in Nagoya dressed as their favorite popular...
The former prime minister and senior statesman who brought stability to the nation and built relationships with countries worldwide was shot dead on July 8.
Players of games like Elden Ring know the feeling as we watch the kids summon the courage to set out on what often feels like an...
Developers seem to have regained the trust of gamers, and the reward is an incredible lineup for the New Year coming from Japan.
“The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is a great opportunity for Japan to show its organizational power again,” Nikkei Toshihiko Tan says. “But in my opinion, this Olympiad...
Japanese games have a place in gamers’ hearts, both at home and abroad, and 2021 will be another chance to be reminded of that. Here's what...
~ It’s impossible to think about 2020 without remembering how increasingly video game culture came to the fore in pop culture conversation. ~ As 2020 comes...
~It was in March, during the state of emergency, that Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the new game for Nintendo Switch came out, and it hit the...
Just before noon JST on December 11, the immensely popular video game The Last of Us Part II won the “Game of the Year” award...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...