Sega Ikebukuro Gigo will close this September. Screenshot: Gurunavi/YouTube After opening in July 1993, the nine-story Sega Ikebukuro Gigo became a neighborhood landmark. On September 20, the arcade ...

Racing games, particularly arcade racing games, have come a long way. Especially in recent years, racers have been the centerpieces of a gaming tech reveal. Developers pride themselves on how ...

TOKYO >> Lined with various stores and evoking memories of the Showa era (1926-1989), a shopping street in Tokyo’s Katsushika ward is slated to be demolished in a few years as part of a redevelopment ...

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.

Tokyo (AFP) – A statue of a powerful 16th-century warlord and samurai outside a shopping arcade in Japan has been beheaded, a shop official and media reports said Wednesday. The statue is of Toyotomi ...