At first, small children “act wild, like monsters!” says Satou Hiroshi, the genial head teacher. “Our job is to prepare them to enter society” by teaching them to collaborate, take initiative and ...

Unlike most PSAs, many sugoroku from early modern Japan (1880s-1930s) were meant to be enjoyed while inculcating values in both children and adults who enjoyed playing the games. Setting the Context: ...

This year was a fantastic year for gaming, and Japan had a lot to offer. So here are my some of personal favorites. Naturally, these lists are just based on my personal preferences of the games I ...

Fairy Tail 2 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC and Mystery Walk for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases. Get the full list of this week’s ...

Video game analyst Hisakazu Hirabayashi said software ... modified the foreign idea for cultural adaptation so that children in Japan would be able to enjoy RPGs, like “Dragon Quest.” ...