For such a proud and outspoken developer, the apparent closure of the independent studio with Nagoshi's name on it has got to sting.

BitSummit reached all-new heights in 2026, but the indie game show has reached a tipping point. What do they do in 2027? Is bigger always best?

IGN Japan's Daniel Robson shares stories about media critics being seen as “moriageru hitotachi” -- someone whose job it is to raise something up and glaze it.

[PAYWALLED] Attendance was down at GDC 2026, a fact some are attributing to US travel fears. How did the Japanese cohort perceive things?

Xbox has always struggled in Japan, but Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond made meaningful advances in recent years, writes Daniel Robson.

After decades in Japan, Daniel Robson has realised that the ultimate universal language, one visitors and locals speak fluently, is Pokémon.

The geopolitical relationship between Japan and China is souring. As avid consumers of each other's entertainment, what's at stake for games?

If this year's show was any indication, Gamescom Asia has taken a big step up, and the Japanese games industry seems to be on board.

Many of the biggest games at Gamescom 2025 were from Japan, but it was impossible to look past the Chinese and Korean ones, too.

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