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Japan's Sony raises forecast on solid results in its game business
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony is reporting a 3% gain in October-December profit, and raised its full-year forecastABC News - 5d -
A First-Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan
Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Tariffs on Japan would be a costly mistake
Japan has become America’s most crucial Asian ally against Beijing; Washington creating further headache for the Ishiba administration could cost the U.S. much more than what reducing the trade ...The Hill - 1d -
Sony PlayStation Network infuriates gamers worldwide
Reports of connectivity issues spread quickly across social media, with Sony PlayStation users reporting issues late Friday.CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Sony Passed On The Order: 1886 Sequel, Dev Claims
The Order: 1886 developer Ready at Dawn pitched a sequel to Sony but was ultimately rejected. While the reason was unclear, the developer thought that had the game's critical reception been higher, ...GameSpot - Feb. 10 -
Sony Sees Big Boost from Gaming, Music
Sony’s console performance showed in its quarterly earnings.Inc. - 4d -
Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 14-year high
Investors bet on faster interest rate rises, saying inflation is ‘for real this time’Financial Times - Feb. 9 -
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Japan’s economy expands for third straight quarter
Growth buoyed by stronger corporate spending despite onset of interest rate risesFinancial Times - 1d -
Valorant esports snags Sony’s InZone gaming brand as partner
Sony’s InZone has signed on as the main partner of VCT EMEA, the esports tournament for Riot Games' Valorant.VentureBeat - Feb. 6 -
Judge allows CBS to distribute 'Jeopardy,' 'Wheel of Fortune' amid Sony dispute
CBS Media Ventures is fighting to retain distribution rights to the popular game shows. Sony Pictures owns and produces the shows. The contract governing distribution was cemented in the early 1980s.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 6 -
Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around the world
Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing a major outage across the world, leaving tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia appsABC News - Feb. 8 -
PlayStation Network Is Working After 24-Hour Outage, Sony Says
Users on social media had complained that they could not access their games after the unexplained outage began on Friday night.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
Sony Announces More PS Plus Games For February And Beyond
As part of Sony's State of Play event, the company made a series of announcements about games coming to PlayStation Plus this month and beyond.. To begin with, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Top Spin ...GameSpot - 6d -
Shuhei Yoshida looks back at 31 years at Sony PlayStation | exit interview
Shu Yoshida left Sony on January 15. He spent 38 years at Sony, including 31 years at PlayStation, and managed many of its big hits.VentureBeat - 1d -
Japan’s Prime Minister Will Seek to Preserve Status Quo at Summit With Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is hoping for reassurances Friday that the alliance is still strong. But in this White House, even a meet-and-greet can be a gamble.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
How Japan sparked Trump's 40-year love affair with tariffs
As a young real estate developer in New York, Trump said a rising Japan was ripping off the US.BBC News - Feb. 8 -
'Trump study sessions': How Japan PM's homework paid off
The Japanese prime minister gets much needed reassurances that his country is still America's top ally.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
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Activist fund takes aim at one of Japan’s biggest pharma groups
Farallon presses Astellas to cut costs and overhaul drugs research in latest shareholder campaign gripping TokyoFinancial Times - 6d -
Centrefolded: Japan’s ‘porn disposal’ boxes phased out amid rise of the internet
The boxes served to protect the eyes of children from adult material littering the streets, but the shift online has seen their usefulness decline. For more than a decade Kazuhide Inoue has played ...The Guardian - 4d -
Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar
Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems. Japan is to flood the market with almost a ...The Guardian - 4d -
Japan’s $1.5bn bet on ultra-thin solar cells in challenge to China
Tokyo aims to disrupt Beijing’s dominance of renewables and reduce fossil fuel dependenceFinancial Times - 2d -
Japan’s Economy Recovered In Second Half But Barely Grew in 2024
Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households.The New York Times - 1d -
Bain concedes to KKR in $4bn fight for Japan’s Fuji Soft
Private equity firm says it will not launch planned tender offer for IT services company after protracted bidding warFinancial Times - 1d -
Senior Afghan Taliban officials in Japan for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan build a more inclusive political system and protect human rightsABC News - 16h -
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the perceived threat from a rising China.The New York Times - 11h -
Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, during World War II.The New York Times - 13m -
PSN Is Back Online: Sony Gives Reason For The Downtime And Reveals Free Compensation Reward
[UPDATE] The PlayStation Network is back online and operating normally. Sony said players should now be able to access online services "without any problems." The downtime began on Friday, ...GameSpot - Feb. 9 -
The Legend Of Zelda Live-Action Movie: Everything We Know About The Nintendo-Sony Movie
Zelda heads to the big screen Following the massive success of Nintendo's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which made more than $1.3 billion at the box office, Nintendo is returning with ...GameSpot - Feb. 11 -
Sony’s PlayStation business pulls further ahead with 16% revenue growth in holiday quarter
Sony reported a significant increase in PlayStation business sales of 1,682.3 billion yen in the holiday quarter, up 237.9 billion yen, or 16%.VentureBeat - 5d -
Microsoft Has More Games Slated For PS5 This Year Than Sony (So Far)
Microsoft's cross-platform release strategy puts the company in a unique position this year--as it currently stands, there are more Xbox first-party games than Sony titles confirmed for a ...GameSpot - 5d -
Sony raises full-year forecasts after solid PlayStation 5 sales in the holidays
The December quarter is a key period for Sony, covering the holiday shopping season which is often a lucrative time for consumer electronics firms.CNBC - 5d -
Sony shares surge over 10% after it forecasts stronger revenue and profit for fiscal year 2024
Sony shares popped after it raised its 2024 outlook for annual operating profit to 1.34 trillion yen ($8.76 billion), a 2% rise from the previous financial year.CNBC - 4d -
Fairgame$ Release Window, Story, Trailer, And Everything We Know About Sony's New Live-Service Game
Sony's big push into the live-service market has been hit and miss, and the company is continuing to invest in the space with the next game from former Assassin's Creed boss Jade Raymond. Her team ...GameSpot - 8h -
North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons programABC News - Feb. 8 -
‘An act of betrayal’: Japan to maximise nuclear power 14 years after Fukushima disaster
Tokyo wants to drop attempts to lessen its reliance on nuclear power, according to a draft energy plan. More than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japan is ...The Guardian - Feb. 12
