Scopely has agreed to acquire Niantic's games business, which includes Pokémon Go, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.

The "growing playerbase" was said to have "quickly embraced IRL events". Niantic also hailed the decentralised ... This united more than 10,000 players in Shibuya, Japan. Pikmin Bloom proceeded to end ...

IRL Movie Club is a nationwide initiative with events promoting in-person theater-going and post-screening discussions. By Zoe G. Phillips Last month, a bunch of people showed up at the Roxie ...

After earning a marine science degree from Tokai University in Shibuya, he joined Korg in 1980, initially working in domestic sales. His early career laid the foundation for his pivotal role in ...

After the man charged the women and security got involved, the IRL stream ended abruptly. The entire incident was captured on camera and broadcast online. Clips of the event have gone viral.

At a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 7, Shibuya Ward Mayor Ken Hasebe announced that there will be no Halloween events on the ...

Scopely announced plans to acquire Niantic games business, its entire game development teams, and games such as Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now.

Post-pandemic, fitness clubs have emerged as the best place to find romance IRL. No profile required. Dating apps promised to make finding love easier. For many users, though, they’ve just made ...

Crazy Japanese is a Twitch streamer and YouTuber who does both IRL and gaming streams. She has over 90K followers on Twitch and a further 488K subscribers on YouTube, where she creates commentary ...

Held every second and fourth Sunday of the month, this antique market gathers around 100 vendors outside Shibuya Garden Tower. You’ll find all sorts of antiques and vintage handicrafts ...

Calls for IRL streamers, particularly female streamers, to hire personal security, have heightened after an alarming incident involving a ‘stream sniper’ threatening Valkyrae, Cinna ...