KANADE now available for Switch in Japan

KANADE now available for Switch in Japan

A Switch version of visual novel KANADE is now available for Switch via Nintendo eShop in Japan at a launch discount price of 1,584 yen, publisher Good Smile Company and developer Frontwing announced. It supports English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options. KANADE first launched for PC via Steam on June 12. Here…

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Famitsu Sales: 12/1/25 – 12/7/25

Famitsu Sales: 12/1/25 – 12/7/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of December 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025. Octopath Traveler 0 was the highest selling new release of the week, debuting at 21,698 units on Switch, 19,533 units on PlayStation 5, and 18,083 units on Switch 2 for an opening week total…

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Animoca, Solv to help Japanese Bitcoin companies generate yield

Animoca, Solv to help Japanese Bitcoin companies generate yield

Solv generates Bitcoin yield through lending markets, liquidity provisioning to automated market maker pools, and participation in structured staking programs. Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands has partnered with decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol to help large Bitcoin holders in Japan generate yield from their holdings. The partnership aims to combine Solv’s infrastructure with Animoca Brands’…

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A Living Sphere: Japan’s Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture’s Future

A Living Sphere: Japan’s Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture’s Future

Perched at the Osaka Health Pavilion during Expo 2025, a translucent dome hums with life. Inside, tomatoes ripen above brackish water while pufferfish swim below, their waste feeding the plants that clean their home. This is “Inochi no Izumi,” or “Source of Life,” a 21-foot-high sphere that reimagines how cities might feed themselves. The dome’s…

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Famitsu Sales: 11/24/25 – 11/30/25

Famitsu Sales: 11/24/25 – 11/30/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of November 24, 2025 to November 30, 2025. Mario Kart World for Switch 2 was the highest selling game last week, moving an additional 49,586 retail copies. No new releases charted in the top 10 software sales. On the hardware side, Switch…

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Famitsu Sales: 11/17/25 – 11/23/25

Famitsu Sales: 11/17/25 – 11/23/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of November 17, 2025 to November 23, 2025. Kirby Air Riders for Switch 2 was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 195,594 retail copies sold. On the hardware side, Switch 2 sold 126,953 units, the PlayStation 5 family…

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Japan’s FSA plans to classify crypto as financial products, eyes 20% tax rate: Report

Japan’s FSA plans to classify crypto as financial products, eyes 20% tax rate: Report

Japan’s FSA plans to reclassify crypto as financial products, enforce new disclosure and insider trading rules, and cut the crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20%. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing an overhaul of the country’s crypto regulatory framework, moving to classify digital assets as “financial products” under the Financial Instruments…

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PS5 Digital Edition Japan-only model announced

PS5 Digital Edition Japan-only model announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has announced a Japanese-language-only SKU for PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. It will launch on November 21 for 55,000 (tax included), with pre-orders opening on November 13. The existing all-languages SKU for PlayStation 5 in Japan is currently priced at 72,980 yen, meaning the Japanese-language SKU is 17,980 yen cheaper, and…

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