As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to ...

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

Visiting Japan without stopping at a game center is like flying to Rome and forgetting to eat pasta. Unlike America, where arcades peaked with that scene in Terminator 2 in which a grown man ...

It took me visiting a Taito Station arcade in Japan to truly understand what makes arcades special. I’ve always been infatuated with arcade-inspired games. I enjoy revisiting those classics and love ...

Bandai Namco announced it will offer a plush PS1 console in Japanese arcades as part of the PlayStation 30th anniversary celebration. It will appear in crane games starting on October 9, 2025. There’s ...

Eleven Japan has been grabbing a lot of attention recently, what with their matcha dessert burritos and their new luggage storage service for travelers. But rival Japanese convenience store chain ...

As Japanese blind boxes and collectibles grow in popularity across the U.S., Orlando is hopping in on the movement with the opening of a new Japanese “clawcade.” Specializing in all things cute and ...

Taiwan-based gaming accessory manufacturer Brook, together with Chapstablook, Ltd. (Ueda, Nagano, Japan; CEO Keisuke Kashima) ...