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Japanese devs aren't facing the same layoff crisis because their executives are paid an order of magnitude less, 'they didn’t get swept up in the live-service trend,' and their teams are smaller, says industry expert
news It's hard to argue against those takeaways.
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Japan has reportedly asked the US to stop using Mario, Pokemon, and others in social media posts
news It's not just about the sanctity of copyright law anymore—Japan's foreign ministry is apparently worried that the US government is damaging the brands.
'Um, as a favor, if you buy a new one, please sell your gaming PC to our company' says Tokyo-based computer store as it offers 'pretty high prices'
News "Whether it's a gaming desk or a laptop, or even a regular non-gaming one, we pretty much buy any PC."
Game devs charged up to 50x more for fonts by Japanese typeface maker and yes, even this might be AI's fault
News AI doesn't pay.
Square Enix, Bandai, and other Japanese studios demand OpenAI stop using their content without permission, drop a not-too-subtle hint about legal trouble if it doesn't
news Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association has noticed that an awful lot of what comes out of Sora 2 "closely resembles Japanese content or images."
The US government announces strategic 'prosperity deals' with Japan and South Korea to 'drive breakthroughs' in AI, quantum computing, and more
News This matches a similar deal made with the UK earlier this year.
Sick of clicky-clacky keys? Google Japan offers a reminder that it could always be worse, unveiling a rotary keyboard concept
News Dial 'G' for 'Gaming'.
New report suggests that there are 3 million fewer PC gamers in Japan than 10 years ago, despite the market having at least tripled in size
news Does that add up?
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