If you’re a video game collector, you’ve either dreamed of visiting Akihabara or have already made your way there. Truth be told, Tokyo’s electric mecca isn’t quite what it once was; it used to be the ...

Billed as “forever 17,” Hitomi Shiga is a legend in maid cafe culture in Tokyo’s Akihabara district. While dressing up in a maid costume and treating customers as masters and mistresses is her passion ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Sega Akihabara 2nd, the multifloor haven filled with ...

Akihabara, Japan, is famous for its streets filled with colorful animation ads and bustling shopping centers, hence its nickname Electric Town. The district near central Tokyo is a welcoming ...

Genda Gigo Entertainment announced on July 15 that it will close the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade at the end of August 2025. This was Sega’s flagship arcade and its red building has been a landmark of ...

Ryan is the Editor-in-Chief at DualShockers and has been a lover of games as long as he can remember. He holds a BA in English and Cinema and lives in New York City. The SEGA Akihabara Building 2 ...

Tokyo is a wonderfully frenetic city of lights, high rises and concentrated insanity. It's equal parts "Blade Runner," "The Fifth Element," "Ghost in the Shell" and, well, just about every other ...

As the biggest mecca in the world for anime and video game fans, Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood has an unabashed affection for new technology and fresh content. And yet, perhaps because of the ...

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

TOKYO — Akihabara, Tokyo's historic electronics district, has morphed into a geek paradise filled with videogames, pop-culture collectibles and other nerd attractions. Originally home to a vast array ...

With Sunday having marked the 17th anniversary of a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district that left seven dead and 10 injured, Tokyo police officer Akihiro Okuda recalls "It was an event that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business of fandom. Akihabara is an area in Tokyo that earned the nickname “Electric Town” after World War II, ...