Kadokawa’s activist shareholder Oasis Management raises stake to 11.85%, exceeding Sony’s
Oasis Managament Company raised their stake in Kadokawa to 11.18%, becoming one of the largest owners of the Japanese publisher.
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Final Fantasy 14’s unexpected bump in age rating from 15+ to 17+ praised in Japan for “taking the players’ side” despite commercial downsides
Square Enix recently announced that they would be raising the CERO rating for Final Fantasy XIV from CERO: C to CERO D.
Japanese doctor develops fourth-wall-breaking puzzle game inspired by real symptoms of schizophrenia
Japanese indie developer and doctor NamariKarte recently released This is Just a Game, an ARG inspired by symptoms of schizophrenia.
Konami apologizes for mistakenly “aging up” their music game’s scantily clad sadistic vampire who’s canonically a middle schooler
Konami made a public apology for mistakenly "aging-up" their character Konoha and breaking canon of the arcade music game SOUND VOLTEX ∇.
Japanese isekai ebook publisher sees unprecedented revenue thanks to anime adaptations, revises yearly profit forecasts
Isekai publisher To Books announced that they would be revising their full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending April 2026.
“Anime is to Japan what Silicon Valley is to America.” Japan’s IP content has immense growth potential, but a “switch in mentality” is needed to sell it globally, famous fund manager suggests
Japanese media personality and fund manager Hideto Fujino discusses Japan's anime and IP content's investment growth potential for 2026.
Capcom says it will not be using AI-generated content in its games. Plans to utilize the technology for “improving efficiency and productivity of development”
At a recent shareholders briefing session, Capcom discussed its policy on generative AI usage for video game development.
Nintendo Switch is the second most popular brand name among Japanese teenagers, beating Pokémon, Disney and Nintendo itself, according to large-scale survey
Recent survey on brand popularity trends among Japanese people reveals the Nintendo Switch brand's strength among the teen demographic.
Neptunia: Unlimited (tentative) revealed as Hyperdimension Neptunia series first new mainline entry in over 10 years. New characters and flight-heavy combat
Neptunia: Unlimited (tentative) is set to release on August 27, 2026, for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4
“Worked in the industry for 10 years with nothing to show for it.” Japanese creators discuss the harsh reality of working on cancelled game projects as freelancers
Japanese creators discuss the difficulties of spending years working on game projects that never get to see the light of day.
4chan owner Hiroyuki, Hideaki Anno and GACKT reveal details of their “last human-made social network in the AI era,” which shadow dropped today
Dubbed the “last human-made social network in the AI era,” smartphone metaverse video call app POPOPO launched today.
Japanese tech company develops “vibrating balls” that make VTuber concerts feel more immersive through tactile sensations
Japanese company NTT Docomo recently presented their Feel Tech haptic devices in collaboration with hololive English -Myth-.