INSOMNIA, an esports club in Tokyo's Sumida ward, has launched INS×LAB, a joint research project with the University of Tokyo and other institutions. It pairs gaze-tracking cognitive science with sleep-log and acupuncture-based conditioning to make winning scientifically repeatable.
Japan-born global group XG will throw the first pitch at Dodger Stadium on May 31. We break down the newly announced seven North American dates of the XG WORLD TOUR: THE CORE — venues, tickets, and the TikTok-and-Billboard fanbase that made an arena tour possible.
Top shareholder Oasis Management is pushing to remove KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno, triggering a full proxy fight ahead of the June 24 shareholder meeting. We break down the arguments over an 89% EPS drop, the 'isekai over-reliance' critique, and FromSoftware's monetization, and check how our earlier predictions held up.
Two key Capcom executives explained their AI strategy to 4Gamer: 3,000 hours of QA collapsed to 72 hours by AI, 30,000+ hours of monthly autonomous playtesting, and a three-layer architecture combining Google's Gemini with Capcom's own art-director models. As the DLSS 5 backlash and ResetEra debates continue, here's why Capcom insists AI is for 'releasing creator potential', not making art.
From August 2026, The Pokemon Company will require Japan's My Number national ID card to verify identity for Pokemon Center Online lotteries and select official tournaments. It's a hard counter to scalpers and impersonators — and an unintended wall against overseas collectors who have long worked around the system. Here's what changes.
NHK opens its drama vault to Netflix worldwide on June 22, 2026, with 19 titles rolling out through early 2027. The first wave includes Taiga epic Strategist KANBE, instant-noodle origin story Mampuku, and Rakugo-themed Descending Stories. Here is why this Japan-only treasure trove is finally going global, and what is conspicuously missing.
Shueisha Games — the gaming arm of Japan's iconic Weekly Shonen Jump publisher — has reopened a worldwide pitch program with one striking condition: you don't need to be a game developer. Just a proposal and a portfolio. Here's what the deal actually looks like.
Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder Haruomi Hosono will release his 23rd studio album 'Yours Sincerely' on September 11, 2026, via Ghostly International, and play his first U.S. shows in seven years—Radio City Music Hall in New York on September 16 and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on September 20, both with Toro y Moi. Here's why a 78-year-old Japanese musician is one of the most quietly influential figures in global pop.
Number_i has signed a label deal with Atlantic Records, completing the global infrastructure they started building with WME in February. Here's what the Atlantic deal adds, why being labelmates with Bruno Mars matters, and what the trio is actually planning.
Free iOS collection ONE-DOT GAMES, built on the minimalist concept Kenji Eno (D, Enemy Zero) left behind in 2009, launched on May 17, 2026. University students who never knew him are now carrying the torch.
Researchers at Kyoto University used Japan's near-total medical insurance database to trace esotropia (inward-turning eyes) cases from 2014 to 2019, the years smartphones swept the country. Incidence rose from 32.26 to 36.61 per 100,000 person-years; surgeries climbed from 3,061 to 3,743. The link with smartphone penetration is strong, the absolute rise is small.