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Silver Rathalos was among several monsters in the Monster Hunter universe that debuted at an in-person Monster Hunter Now event in Shibuya hosted by developer Niantic on the weekend of Oct. 13.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2024
Gamers hunt for monsters in Tokyo as Niantic searches for a hit
In Monster Hunter Now, the San Francisco-based company behind Pokemon Go is looking to emulate the success of the immensely popular 2016 game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2023
Pokemon Go creator Niantic suffers metaverse woes
Questions about the future of the ¡®real-world metaverse¡± have been swirling around Niantic for years following a series of games that have underperformed.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2023
New Monster Hunter mobile game supercharges Capcom shares
Monster Hunter Now represents a low-risk bet by Capcom to grab a share of the expanding global smartphone game market.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2018
¡®Pokemon Go¡¯ maker Niantic is seeking a $3.9 billion valuation: source
Niantic Inc., the company behind the popular mobile game ¡°Pokemon Go,¡± is looking to catch a $3.9 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016
¡®Pokemon Go¡¯ halts Tohoku appearance of rare character due to safety concerns after quake
The U.S. operator of the popular ¡°Pokemon Go¡± smartphone game stopped appearances by Lapras, a rare plesiosaur-like monster, in the Tohoku region out of safety concerns following Tuesday¡¯s major earthquake and subsequent tsunami warnings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
Â鶹´«Ã½ media blast away at the ¡®Pokemon Go¡¯ craze
The nation¡¯s magazines have a whole lot ot say about the roaring success of Niantic¡¯s ¡®Pokemon Go.¡¯
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 23, 2016
Eat like a cute, round pink Nintendo character called Kirby
Japan is going crazy over the release of ¡°Pokemon Go,¡± which hit the U.S. and Australia before finally reaching Pokemon¡¯s actual birthplace on July 22. One reason for the delay in Japan may have been that ¡°Pokemon Go¡± wasn¡¯t developed by Tokyo-based Game Freak, which typically creates ¡°Pokemon¡± games,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2016
Tokyo gamers get first taste of ¡®Pokemon Go¡¯ after weeks of waiting
People young and old rushed to try out ¡°Pokemon Go¡± on Friday, snaring monsters on the streets of Tokyo and searching for them in trains and offices as the GPS-crossover game finally launched in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016
Monster anticipation as ¡®Pokemon Go¡¯ launches in Japan
Japanese gamers rejoice as ¡°Pokemon Go¡± finally debuts, allowing them to pick their smartphones and join the global hunt for virtual monsters in real-life landscapes.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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