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Japan opens biggest e-sports park to level up competitive gaming
Life, Published on 27/04/2022
» Japan's largest e-sports park opened last week, with proponents hoping it will help transform the country behind video game classics such as Super Mario and Zelda into a champion that can take on China in competitive gaming.
Snoopy museum to open in Tokyo in 2016
Published on 01/08/2015
» TOKYO — The world's second museum dedicated to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang will open in Tokyo's Roppongi shopping and entertainment district in March 2016 for two and a half years only, Sony Creative Products Inc, the iconic comic strip's exclusive agent in Japan, said.
Asian stocks mixed, Tokyo surges
Published on 04/11/2014
» HONG KONG — Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following a soft lead from Wall Street, while Tokyo tacked on another huge set of gains after last week's surprise monetary easing by the Bank of Japan (BoJ).
VR devices, games take centre stage
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 16/09/2016
» CHIBA, Japan: Virtual reality devices and games grabbed the spotlight as the Tokyo Game Show opened in Chiba, east of Tokyo yesterday.
Battling sandstorms and scary spiders
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/01/2021
» It seems like a very challenging task to successfully adapt hit video games into live action TV and movies as the quest has frustrated far more creators and studios than it's rewarded. High expectations from diehard fans often hobble these adaptations from the start. Yet one fearless filmmaker is Paul W.S. Anderson who moved from one video game franchise adaptation to another, beginning in 1995, with the martial arts fantasy Mortal Kombat to the zombie apocalypse action-packed Resident Evil franchise, four of which he directed. Anderson is back again with Monster Hunter, his latest directorial sci-fi action effort, now showing at cinemas.
Two BBC channels added to 3BB GIGATV lineup
Business, Published on 16/12/2020
» BBC Studios is launching two premium channels, BBC Earth and BBC Lifestyle, on Thailand's on-demand IPTV entertainment platform, 3BB GIGATV, a fixed broadband service in the country.
2020 winners & losers in geek
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/12/2020
» The year of 'Rona meant a lot of changes in the way we do things hence the term "new normal", and Geekdom wasn't left unscathed. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it was all bad. There are things we enjoyed watching this year with all the time we had on our hands and fan events that we "attended" right in the comfort of our own home that we wouldn't be able to normally attend. At the same time, there were some things that sadly suffered because of the pandemic and a certain something that fell flat despite all the hype. Here's the winners and losers of 2020 in geek.
Transition key to success
Business, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/11/2020
» Although the rights of transgender people have been in the spotlight recently, it remains challenging for transgender women to achieve their goals in life and work. But Jakkaphong "Anne" Jakrajutatip, chief executive of JKN Global Media, who has over 10 million followers on her social media platforms, has broken through the barriers and proven the outstanding ability of transgender people in the field of business.
Should you innovate with your customers? (part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 19/09/2020
» To what extent should innovators listen to customers' ideas and suggestions? There are proponents and opponents of involving customers in innovation endeavours. In the first of this two-part series, we'll hear from each camp and explore different situations that may influence their arguments. The second part will propose some possible solutions to reconcile the different views.
From humble beginnings to app pioneer
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/11/2018
» Jin-woo Lee, an employee of South Korean search giant Naver Corp, the parent company of Line, was the first person to bring Line messaging to Thailand seven years ago, before the 3G network was even launched in the country. He had come a long way.