All Entries Tagged With: "Japan"

Final Fantasy XIII Drink Dated

For those who enjoy drinking questionable Final Fantasy beverages (and who doesn’t), listen up. The latest tie-up between Square Enix and Japanese beverage maker Suntory will be out this December.
As announced at the Final Fantasy XIII event in Tokyo, a Final Fantasy XIII “Elixir” will be released onto the masses in Japan for human consumption

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Nokia gives up Japan (almost), will possibly focus more on China and India

Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone maker, announced it would stop selling and marketing its handsets in Japan because the market share remained flat over too many years (hovering at around 1% vs. around 38% worldwide).

Rockstar Games Dan Houser says to expect GTA IV DLC release date in a few weeks

There’s a nifty, jargon-free interviewover at Variety with Rockstar Games’ Dan Houser. (Let’s just call Houser the czar of the Grand Theft Auto franchise.) In it, which you really ought to read in its entirety, Houser explains the differences between Japanese and American gaming preferences (and how that affects GTA), how the industry has moved [...]

How Toyota Plans to Beat the Downturn

A Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor employee polishes the company’s luxury sedan Century at the company’s showroom in Tokyo. Toyota has slashed its 2009 global sales target due to slowing demand

The economic slowdown is hurting Japan’s biggest automaker, but solid finances and a slew of new fuel-sipping cars will ease the pain
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