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Yoshinori Kitase, producer on FF7 Remake, holding a commemorative certificate marking Final Fantasy 7 Day.
Japan officially designates today Final Fantasy 7 Day

By Joshua Wolens Published

News Today is the 26th anniversary of FF7's Japanese PS1 release, and Japan's decided to make things official.

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An image from Capcom's Monster Hunter: World.
Japanese PC gaming has had incredible growth in the last few years

By Jonathan Bolding Published

News The Japanese PC games market doubled in size from 2018 to 2021.

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A small chip on someone's finger tip.
The US to join forces with Japan to produce bleeding-edge 2nm chips by 2025

By Jorge Jimenez Published

News The chip race against TSMC just got a lot more interesting.

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A gavel on a desk.
Online abuse in Japan can now be punished with up to a year in jail

By Rich Stanton Published

news The change follows public debate over the 2020 suicide of reality star Hana Kimura.

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An image of a Mobile Suit Gundam character in Super Robot Wars 30.
After 30 years, Japanese tactics series Super Robot Wars is finally coming West

By Jonathan Bolding Published

News The Bandai Namco published series has never officially released outside of Asia, but Super Robot Wars 30 is coming to Steam.

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Lost Judgement lead Takayuki Yagami
Dispute over a PC version of Lost Judgement may see the series come to an abrupt end

By Natalie Clayton Published

news Sega can't seem to reach an agreement with a Japanese celebrity's talent agency.

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A mech stands in the desert.
This Japanese indie mech screams with the sounds of 90s anime

By Natalie Clayton Published

news Bwoosh! Ka-pow! Schwiiiing!

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In this bizarre '80s Mario Bros. PC port, Mario throws a ball, badly

By Wes Fenlon Published

Punchman It's hard to understand why Punch Ball Mario Bros. exists, and why Mario throws a dinky ball instead of using his signature jump.

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Meet the VHD, a failed LaserDisc competitor and the biggest damn floppy disk ever

By Wes Fenlon Published

Format wars This fascinating, failed '80s Japanese format actually competed against LaserDisc to be the top dog in hi-def video.

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The race to save Japan's incredible '80s PC gaming history before it's gone

By Wes Fenlon Published

Origins Square, Enix, and Game Arts: 3 origin stories from Japan's PC boom, from inside the Game Preservation Society's archive.

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