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Tokyo Olympics Creative Boss Resigns After Derogatory Suggestion For Naomi Watanabe
18.3.2021
Hiroshi Sasaki is resigning as creative director of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics after suggesting that comedian and fashion icon Naomi Watanabe (pictured) should appear as a pig during the opening ceremony.Read more
In Tokyo, Protest At Idol Anime Event
8.3.2021
Over the weekend, a small group of protestors appeared in Tokyo’s Koganei. As My Game News Flash reports, they held posters and passed out fliers, expressing their distaste for the anime Dropout Idol Fruit Tart.Read more
Of Course Ikumi Nakamura's Rainbow Six Siege Skins Are Dope
5.3.2021
I don’t play Rainbow Six Siege, but Ubisoft’s recent collaboration with Ikumi Nakamura might change my mind.Read more
Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away Getting A Live-Action Theatrical Adaptation
26.2.2021
In 2022, Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will get its first live-action theatrical adaptation.Read more
Bloodborne Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa Is Leaving Sony
25.2.2021
Today on Twitter, producer Masaaki Yamagiwa announced that he is leaving Sony’s Tokyo-based Japan Studio. He is not leaving the game industry, however.Read more
Japanese Authorities Say the Majority of People Involved in Coincheck’s 2018 Hack Are Individuals With ‘High Social Status’
23.2.2021
More details keep appearing from the police investigation into the 2018 Coincheck hack that stole $530 million from the crypto exchange. Japanese authorities revealed that most of the individuals involved have a “high social status.” One of the Individuals Took Part in a NEM Swap Deal...
Another arcade is closing in Tokyo.
22.2.2021
Another arcade is closing in Tokyo. Taito Station Shinjuku West Exit, which opened in 2018, will shutter on March 21. With fewer customers and tourists banned, arcades are hurting. Read more
Why Studio Ghibli Turned To CG Animation For Its Latest Movie
2.2.2021
It was bound to happen. And it shouldn’t be a complete surprise. The latest Studio Ghibli film Earwig in the Witch is a CG animated feature film. Last month, director Goro Miyazaki told Kotaku how that happened.Read more
Earwig And The Witch, Studio Ghibli's Debut CG Feature, Is A Good First Effort
1.2.2021
Earwig and the Witch opens with a familiar scene. An old Citroën races down the road, immediately invoking Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 anime The Castle of Cagliostro. But here, the Citroën 2CV is yellow and in hot pursuit, with its grill turning into needle-like teeth, barreling towards a woman with...
Complete Chaos In Tokyo Retailer Over PS5 Sales
30.1.2021
The PlayStation 5 launched last November, but months later, it’s still hard to snag one, especially in Japan. Early today, the Yodobashi Camera electrics megastore in Akihabara, one of the biggest in the country, sold a huge shipment of PS5. All hell broke loose.Read more
Japanese Police Arrest 30 People for Allegedly Having Exchanged Stolen Cryptos From the 2018 Coincheck Hack
23.1.2021
Japanese police charged 30 people for their alleged involvement in illegal transactions linked to the well-known $530 million Coincheck hack in 2018. Tokyo authorities traced all individuals’ transactions to different places across the nation. Illicit Transactions Are Estimated to Have...
Tokyo Tech & Mitsubishi Electric Boost P2P Energy Trading
18.1.2021
Hailing as one of the leading producers of electronics products, Mitsubishi Electric has announced its collaborative blockchain project with the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), a research university in Japan working on science and technology. The teams partnered to design...
Mitsubishi and Tokyo Tech create blockchain system for P2P energy trading
18.1.2021
Beginning in April, the electronics giant and university R&D team will evaluate and tweak the new trading system's performance before commercialization
New Online System at Mt. Gox May Be Used to Facilitate Bitcoin Refunds to Creditors, Says Trustee
8.1.2021
Mt. Gox’s trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has asked creditors of the defunct crypto exchange to register on a new online system so that they might receive their refunds and be able to vote on the civil rehabilitation plan. ● In a statement released Jan. 7, Kobayashi said the registration...
Mt. Gox Trustee Submits Rehabilitation Plan — Creditors May Soon Be Repaid 150,000 Bitcoins
16.12.2020
Mt. Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi has finally submitted a draft rehabilitation plan to a Japanese court — meaning former users of the long-defunct crypto exchange may now look forward to getting paid someday. Kobayashi, the Japanese bankruptcy lawyer appointed to oversee the repayment...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is on a Hiring Spree in Japan
5.11.2020
Coinbase is hiring in Japan, with various roles up for grabs in the capital Tokyo
Mt Gox Rehabilitation Plan Delayed Again to December 15
15.10.2020
The submission deadline for the Mt Gox civil rehabilitation plan has been extended once again, this time to December 15. The deadline has been pushed back at least three times before, including in the latest case, where submission was scheduled for October 15. Mt Gox’s rehabilitation trustee...
Chainalysis expands presence in APAC in response to KuCoin hack
29.9.2020
But it remains unclear where KuCoin is actually headquartered
Cryptocurrency news from Japan: Aug. 23 - Aug. 28 in review
29.8.2020
Another action-packed week for crypto in Japan has passed
Japanese Court Orders Seizure of Cryptocurrency Linked to Coincheck Hack of 2018
20.8.2020
A court in Tokyo, Japan has ordered the seizure of crypto assets that have been traced back to the Coincheck hack of January 2018, The Japan Times reported Wednesday. More than $530 million worth of the NEM (XEM) cryptocurrency was stolen from the exchange two years ago in what turned out to be...