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Virus threatens 'game over' for Japan's arcades
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» TOKYO - Evenings are normally the busiest time at Mikado, a retro gaming arcade in Tokyo, but these days the shutters come down early, leaving "Street Fighter" fans out in the cold.
Interior ministry orders ban on 'claw crane' machines nationwide
News, Published on 23/02/2020
» The Interior Ministry has banned the arcade "claw crane" machines at many shopping malls, deeming them gambling tools.
Uniquely Thai Logic
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 17/01/2020
» A school in Pathum Thani was recently exposed for having the controversial policy of gauging the loudness of students singing the national anthem. They were so serious about it that they divided the students into three categories, based on how loud they are: green, yellow and red. If a student is given green, then they pass. Yellow means they have to sing it twice. Red means they have to sing it thrice. WTF, you ask? This idea is supposed to measure how much students love Thailand. The louder they sing, the more patriotic they are. Simple logic. Of course, the school scrapped this unnecessary practice after receiving overwhelmingly negative feedback from the public. Simple logic, too.
Activists warn over 'claw crane' perils
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2020
» Youth advocates and activists have called on the government to enforce a ban on arcade "claw crane" machines which they say are defined in law as gambling tools targeting youngsters.
Tipples and trash: A Japan waste plant opens its doors
AFP, Published on 29/01/2019
» TOKYO - A group of young Japanese snap selfies as they knock back a few drinks on a Friday night. But the backdrop to their photos is a mechanical claw stuffed with trash.
'Titanic' director dives to Earth's deepest point
AFP, Published on 26/03/2012
» "Titanic" director James Cameron returned to the surface Monday after a solo submarine dive to the deepest point in the world's oceans that was hailed as the ultimate test of "man and his machine".