D uring the Xbox 360 and PS3 era, there was a trend of Japanese game developers trying to make games to appeal to western ...

NieR: Automata Producer Yosuke Saito told developer Yoko Taro to make the game with the Japanese market in mind.

Taro, a 46-year-old man fired from his job at ... a 15 percent increase from the 2,305 for January 2008, according to the Japanese government. The Japanese government said suicide rates are ...

Japanese leaf-cutting artist, who goes by the name Lito, outlines on the leaf with a pen for his work in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella.

Automata was an inflection point in which devs stopped worrying about if games rich in Japanese culture would sell overseas.

Taro Kanko Hotel ceased operations ... Food: Suika, a cafe within walking distance of the hotel, offers classic Japanese fare and daily lunch specials.