Early this morning, a sign went up in front of the Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo’s Akihabara. It read 完売 (kanbai), which means “sold out.” This is just one of several stores across Japan that have sold t…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

As rumored, AIBO is back. After more than a decade away, Sony has decided to resurrect its iconic robot pet brand with a brand new model simply called “Aibo” (model number ERS-1000).

Sony claims the …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

Nintendo SNES Classic owners should be glad to learn that more games aren’t out of your reach.

Cluster, the Russian coder who originally cracked the NES Classic Edition, has now figured out how to si…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 6 months ago | 0 comments

Let's review. Nintendo released a Classic Mini NES. It released a Classic Mini SNES. And now, a Japanese trademark for “Nintendo Classic Mini Game Boy” has been filed in Japan. Ninten-Switch.com repo…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 6 months ago | 0 comments

Spectators packed a Seattle arena and 5 million more went online to watch a video game tournament this summer in which winners each earned $2.2 million, about as much as tennis pro Rafael Nadal won a…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 7 months ago | 1 comment

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A type of dagger used by traditional hunters of the Tohoku region, who are known as matagi, is se…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

Masako Wakamiya spotted a gap in the games market - and created a games app based on a traditional Japanese dolls festival.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

Panasonic wants to have lots of its electric wheelchairs in place at major airports across the country in time for the Olympics, which is coming to Japan in 2020. Trials have just launched at Tokyo’s…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

In my opinion this is a sad example of how technology does quite the opposite from improving people's lives. It might be fun to imagine yourself dating a virtual character, but in the long run it is …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

Japanese electronic musical instrument manufacturer Roland has teamed up with Kodo, a taiko traditional drumming company, to provide the world’s first electronic Japanese taiko.

Although still in dev…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment