Video Games
10 Places In Tokyo For Gamers
Everyone knows Tokyo is gamer heaven. Here's how to level up your next trip with these popular and off-the-beaten-track places around the city.
By Elizabeth Sok 7 min read
The 10 Best Things to Do in Akihabara
Planning a trip to Akihabara, Tokyo? Here are our picks for the best 10 things to do in Japan’s otaku and pop-culture capital.
5 More Games for Learning Japanese
Try these games to supplement (or take a breather from) your textbooks.
Get in The Game: 5 Japan Locations You Can Visit in Videogames
From Pokemon and Iwate to Yakuza and Yokohama, here are videogames with Japanese locales that look like the real place.
Break into a New Career with a Job in Japan’s Video Game Industry
Opportunities in the video game industry are available more than ever. However, the roles may be different from what most gamers would imagine.
What Ghost of Tsushima Gets Right and Wrong About Japan’s Past
Does Ghost of Tsushima strike the balance between playability and authenticity? We think it does. Here's why.
Just How Much of the Yakuza Series is a Replica of Japan? A lot.
Discover the real-life places in Osaka and Tokyo that inspired Sega’s Yakuza video game series.
5 YouTube Gaming Channels To Help You Study Japanese
Japanese Let’s Plays are a sweet cheat to level up your language skills.
Nintendo Tokyo: First Japan Store Set to Open in Shibuya on November 22, 2019
As if you needed more reasons to go to Tokyo.
Study Anime, Video Games and Digital Media at a Japanese University: Digital Hollywood University Tokyo
Digital Hollywood University claims to turn your hobbies into a pathway to a career in the industry. GaijinPot went to the open campus to find out more.
Tokyo Game Show 2019: 5 Upcoming Game Releases to Watch out For
Our pick of the best games showcased this year.
Jobs in Japanese Gaming: Life of a Video Games Journalist
Don’t be a “wanker” and other advice from the chief editor of IGN Japan on what it takes to write about games for a living.
