Japan

Sony's blockchain Soneium has hooked up with one of the key companies in Japan's dynamic Idol fashion, music and cultural sector. The collaboration will see the…

Only launched on 9th June 2025, mobile JRPG TOKYO BEAST has announced it's shutting down on 24th August. A Medium post from producer Naoki Motohashi calls this…

Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment into Astar Network, an ecosystem looking to bring Japanese and Asian entertainment and gaming culture onchain. The…

Japanese fandom platform YOAKE has announced the next steps in its anime collectible series based on multimedia IP The Seven Deadly Sins. Recently…

Recently hitting 1 million pre-registrations, Sega-licensed web3 strategic warfare game KAI Battle of Three Kingdoms is launching globally into early access on 30th…

Adding web3 features to an existing successful social network is becoming a well-worn business plan and it's one that LINE's web3 arm LINE NEXT is already…

South Korean B2B technology company BPMG is expanding its business strategy, turning towards the Japanese market as well as the global web3 gaming sector.  The…

In conjunction with its first NFT drop, Japanese pop culture fan engagement platform YOAKE has announced a partnership with OpenSea. Starting off the…

Sega's arcade game Code of Joker is being reinvented as a blockchain-enabled mobile and browser game that will run on the Sui blockchain. Originally released in…

Update: LINE NEXT, LINE's web3 venture, and Kaia have responded with the following statement: "LINE Yahoo (LY), LINE Corp, and LINE NEXT have neither signed a…

Japanese web3 game developer Double jump.tokyo has announced a partnership with AI agent platform iAgent to integrate AI agents. Leveraging iAgent's Visual…

Wemade’s web3 subsidiary Wemix is collaborating with leading Japanese animation studio Toei Animation (Dragon Ball, One Piece, Sailer Moon etc) on the launch of a…

Tapping into the current Telegram game boom, Japanese web3 game company Double Jump Tokyo’s Kai Sangokushi Taisen - Battle of Three Kingdoms has kicked off its…

Preparing for the official launch of its hack-and-slash sushi RPG Edomae Monsters, Japanese mobile game developer Fly Penguin has partnered with web3 tool provider…

Working on a loyalty rewards program for its web3 fandom platform OSHI3, Japanese mobile game developer Gumi has formed a strategic partnership with web3 tech…

Following a deal between Square Enix and Animoca Brands Japan earlier in 2024, the two are further strengthening their ties as Animoca Brands’ Mocaverse project has…

To support the global expansion of Japanese IP and blockchain, Animoca Brands Japan has partnered with Japanese game discovery platform and marketplace Tokyo Stupid…

Gaming blockchain Oasys has partnered with Tokyo-based game publisher and developer Edia. As Japan’s leading gaming blockchain, Oasys will redistribute Edia’s…

New NFT launchpad Sorah from Animoca Brands Japan is set to go live June 18th 2024, with three inaugural NFT collections up for sale kicking off the launch. One…

Japanese mobile gaming company Gumi is the latest to join US-based L1 blockchain Injective as a validator. Gumi is the first Japanese company to be part of the…