Brandon Osha, the owner of Akihabara Arcade and Bar, has had his business for about four years. It’s based on Tokyo’s Akihabara district which is an enclave of huge arcades and stores jam-packed with ...

The Tokyo cityscape is known for many iconic landmarks: Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo Tower, Skytree and more. But some of Tokyo’s most futuristic sights, immortalised in cyberpunk books and sci-fi films, ...

As the biggest mecca in the world for anime and video game fans, Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood has an unabashed affection for new technology and fresh content. And yet, perhaps because of the ...

While many gamers are still mourning the loss of two massive Sega arcades that closed down in 2020 and 2021, another beloved arcade in Tokyo’s Electric Town is now set to permanently close this ...

It’d be an understatement to say the last year and a half has been difficult for Akihabara. Over the past decade, the neighborhood has become one of Tokyo’s prime tourism destinations, not only for ...

Bandai Namco is set to open a new arcade in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, taking over a building previously occupied by Sega. The new arcade, set to open on March 1, will be situated in the same ...