Japan

Capcom has shipped 20 million copies of Monster Hunter: World worldwide. The game first came out in January 2018 and quickly became Capcom's best-selling game to date.With 20 million copies shipped, Monster Hunter: World qualifies for a…

TSMC wants to build its first chip factory on Japanese territory. According to previous rumors, it is a joint project with Sony. The factory is expected to focus on 22nm and 28nm production and should be ready in 2024.TSMC announced its…

Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC and Japan's Sony Group are considering jointly building a chip factory in Japan. This is reported by business newspaper Nikkei based on its own sources. This would involve an investment of more than six…

The Japanese competition authority has launched an investigation into the monopoly behavior of Apple and Google in the smartphone and wearable market. With the investigation, the authority wants to see whether the two companies hinder…

Universal Studios Japan and The Pokémon Company have announced a "long-term partnership". What that exactly means is still unclear, but from next year there should already be something in the amusement park that is related to Pokémon.The…

Images of an unannounced Legion handheld have been found on Lenovo's website. This would have a 7-inch full-HD screen with HDR10, a 7000 mAh battery and built-in controllers. There are also images of a smartphone with water cooling.The…

The Chinese AR company Nreal has released a new smart glasses for the Asian market. The Nreal Air has a micro-OLED screen that hangs in front of the glasses. That AR screen has a field of view of 46 degrees and a refresh rate of 90Hz.The…

A new section of the Super Nintendo World themed area, which is part of the Japanese Universal Studios theme park, is planned for 2024. This expansion, which is entirely devoted to the Donkey Kong series, will expand the area by about 70…

The American FCC has approved six different variants of the Google Pixel 6 smartphones. The models differ in support of 5G and ultrawideband. Google has talked about two models so far.It seems that there will be three variants of the…

Payment service PayPal has acquired the Japanese Paidy, a payment platform that facilitates post-payment in Japan. PayPal pays converted about 2.3 billion euros for the payment service. With the purchase, PayPal wants to become a bigger…