Taijiro Yamanaka

Zuiki Inc. announced DanceDanceRevolution Classic Mini, a playable 1/5 scale reproduction of the DanceDanceRevolution arcade game. Crowdfunding for the projects will start on October 10.

The Japanese instant noodle manufacturer Nissin Foods announced their first-ever "gamer-oriented" products, which include caffeine and healthy amino acids.

Five Japanese game development companies combine their efforts to create Byakugun, a new strategic business alliance, perhaps demonstrating a new tendency in the industry.

Imagineer's exercise game Fitness Boxing will be removed from the Nintendo eShop starting November 30.

A Japanese crowdfunding platform has decided to pay out $70k in refunds as the project for the game Steam Pilots reached dead end with no updates from the project executor.

Kenji Kimura, director of Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo, recently revealed that no existing 3D data of the city of Tokyo was used in creating the game's environment, but rather that it was handcrafted based on photos and research.

According to a report on Japan's GDP for the period from April to June 2023, the release of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could have been a factor that influenced a significant increase in personal consumption.

Dragami Games announced on August 11 that their currently in-development Lollipop Chainsaw Remake will be officially titled Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. They have also announced that the release of the title has been postponed to the summer of 2024. 

VTuber Shishiro Botan offered new voice lines for the newly released Idol Showdown and the developer's response was exceptionally quick.