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Japanese Teen Fights Kagawa’s “Screen Time” Law

1000 648 David Hoppe

In January this year, the Japanese prefecture of Kagawa began drafting legislation to limit the amount of time that children can spend playing video games. 600 people signed a petition…

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Video Game News: Kagawa Prefecture Plans to Limit Video Game and Smartphone Usage by Minors

1000 648 David Hoppe

The Japanese prefecture of Kagawa is considering implementing time limits and curfews to combat video game addiction and curb smartphone use in the region. While residents will still provide input…

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Japan: An Unlikely Champion of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

1000 648 David Hoppe

Japan has long been a technology leader, and companies like Honda, Sony, and Nintendo (to name a few) have brought hugely influential technologies to the world, with the active support…

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The State of Esports Today – Part Two

1000 648 David Hoppe

The first article in this series provided an overview of esports and the major tournaments. This week’s article takes a closer look at the types of games that make for…

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Loot Boxes – The Western Take on Gacha

1000 648 David Hoppe

The Japanese word gashapon (often shortened as gacha, with the unfortunate suggestion of “gotcha” in English) refers to a series of capsule toys that are dispensed from small vending machines.…

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Licensing Professionals and Fans Converge at 2015 Anime Expo in LA

1000 648 David Hoppe

More than 90,000 attended the 24th annual Anime Expo (AX), North America’s largest Japanese pop culture convention, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California from July…

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Music Streaming Comes to Japan; But Will it Last?

1000 648 David Hoppe

Two weeks ago, Line Corp.’s, the operators of Japan’s most popular messaging app, launched an in-app music streaming service called Line Music. Japan is the second-largest music market in the…

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Is Japan’s Video Game Industry Back from the Dead?

1000 648 David Hoppe

Over the past thirty years, Japan’s Tokyo Game Show (commonly known as “TGS”, an annual video game expo held in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan), and the country at…

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Hatsune Miku: Virtual Diva

1000 648 David Hoppe

On her own, Japanese pop superstar Hatsune Miku can’t sing. Nor can she rap, dance or DJ. She is drug- and alcohol-free because she can’t indulge in either, and she…

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