Even though Japan is making the transition to the F-35, the F-2s are still valuable; their anti-ship capabilities are truly impressive, and are likely among the best in the region. In June of this ...

Nintendo soft-announced some slightly disappointing news particularly for foreigners living in Japan: they'll have to fork up an extra 20,000 yen, which is about $133 dollars in American money, if ...

The third Japan-exclusive title in the Switch 2 Direct was Ys X -Proud Nordics-, and it appeared very briefly in the rapid sizzle reel. Nihon Falcom has set Summer 2025 as the release window for the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. One of the odd aspects of the Switch 2 announcement was the quiet ...

This console seems guaranteed to be a success already. Nintendo seems to have confirmed that the Switch 2 is guaranteed to be a success, with the kind of ‘problem you want to have’ that goes with it.

A Japanese warship drills with a Royal Canadian Navy ship in the Pacific in 2024. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo Japan’s cabinet approved a Fiscal Year 2025 supplementary budget that is ...