The area was rebuilt in the shadow of the Akiba Jinja (dedicated to the god of fire prevention), and a new breed of street ... And as Japanese manufacturing prowess grew so too did Akihabara.

Japan carried out no executions in 2023 for ... by driving into them or stabbing them in a random attack in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in 2008. Yoshihisa Furukawa was justice minister at the ...

This time we explore Akihabara, Japan's cutting-edge pop culture hub. It's an international shopping district packed to the brim with video games, anime-related merchandise and electronics.

Everyone knows Tokyo is gamer heaven. Here's how to level up your next trip with these popular and off-the-beaten-track ...

TOKYO, July 26. /TASS/. Japanese citizen Tomohiro Kato, who carried out a massacre in Tokyo’s Akihabara District in June 2008, has been executed Tuesday morning, Kyodo reported citing its sources.

He lost his challenge to commute the sentence in Japan's top court in 2015. Kato told police at the time of his arrest: "I came to Akihabara to kill people. It didn't matter who I'd kill." ...

Akihabara Crash! 123 Stage + 1 will launch for Switch on November 29 in Japan, developer Dorasu announced. The theme song will be performed by cross-dressing female AI unit Royce and Geek.

Japan-based content creators The Anime Man ... you walk into a central street of Akihabara, you just see these posters everywhere — giant billboards for anime,” says CDawgVA.