Ex-PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has credited Nier Automata with "reviving" the Japanese gaming industry, as devs stopped ...

Automata was an inflection point in which devs stopped worrying about if games rich in Japanese culture would sell overseas.

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has praised Nier: Automata, and said its impact is so large, you can see a clear ...

When Sasaki was 9 years old, his hometown of Rikuzentakata was one of the areas on the northeastern coast of Japan that were devastated by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. It ...

FDNY firefighters went from fighting infernos to foes in the boxing ring Friday night during the Second International Battle of the Badges at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Members of FDNY ...

Cloud Strife, the legendary hero of Final Fantasy VII, remains one of the most recognizable figures in gaming history. First introduced in 1997, Cloud initially presents himself as a former ...

The world's smallest park, 0.24 square meters in size, is seen in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Feb. 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Ishikawa) NAGAIZUMI, Shizuoka -- A miniature green space here ...

Many visitors enjoyed the final day of a cherry blossom festival featuring an early-blooming variety, Kawazu-zakura, in a town in central Japan on Sunday. The variety is said to have been found in ...

Join the Heroes of Light on their grand quest to restore balance to the world in BRAVELY DEFAULT II for Nintendo Switch! Lead your party on a journey through five kingdoms as you seek to return ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- A beloved fruit parlor from Kinokawa, Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, has made its way to a popular resort town of Noboribetsu in Hokkaido. Hopes are high that the store's ...

This led to the creation of Japan Market, which was held on March 1 and 2 at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver for its spring 2025 ... All markets need to be a visitor-friendly experience, but Mizutani ...