Walking the streets of Tokyo, Japan in February 2020. I show the areas of Akihabara, Asakusa, and Shibuya. Akihabara is known ...

G enda Gigo Entertainment announced on July 15 that it will close the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade at the end of August 2025. This was Sega’s flagship arcade and its red building has been a landmark of ...

Genda Gigo Entertainment will be closing the iconic Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade, the former site of Sega’s flagship arcade, by ...

TOKYO — Akihabara, Tokyo’s historic electronics district, has morphed into a geek paradise filled with videogames, pop-culture collectibles and other nerd attractions. Originally home to a ...

Components on sale at Radio Store in Tokyo 's Akihabara on November 30, 2013. For stores like Fukei Electrical, the closure is not the end on business.

Welcome to Akihabara, centre of Tokyo's otaku (geek) culture, a bewildering maze of video game arcades, manga stores and maid cafes. On paper, maid cafes sound seedy and awkward.

A highlight of Akihabara is the Tokyo Anime Center (4-14-1 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku), which promotes the latest happenings in the ever-expanding world of anime.

Toranoana Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Toranoana below) partnered with Sanrio Company Ltd. (headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. “Sanrio” belo ...

TOKYO — Sundays in Akihabara just won’t be the same, following word that the days of the "pedestrian paradise" are over. Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward, which encompasses otaku mecca Akihabara, issued ...

A highlight of Akihabara is the Tokyo Anime Center (4-14-1 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku), which promotes the latest happenings in the ever-expanding world of anime.