Category: Japan
-
Various things happening in Japan and Fighting Games
Table of Contents 1. Aim for the Top! Kawagoe No.1 eSports player! 2. Red Bull Japan Kumite Qualifiers 3. Bon-chan’s Road Trip 4. More regular local events 5. KSB x TSB 6. My timeline is full of FGC Food It is currently “Golden Week” in Japan – a time at the start of May when […]
-
Storm Kubo’s post about Vietnam’s Saigon Cup
Not too long after the Saigon Cup, Storum Kubo posted an entry on his blog about the trip. I thought it was fun, and have translated it. I am not a professional translator, just a regular old Street Fighter fan who has some familiarity with Japanese. I’ll translate thinsg that I think are fun and […]
-
What was EVO Japan aiming for? We ask steering committee president Hameko.
I saw this article about the goal of EVO Japan on twitter, and was interested. I’ve never been to EVO, and I was super excited for the chance to attend and volunteer at EVO Japan. One of my goals was to have a good time, help foreign attendees navigate the event, and share my love […]
-
The Garcia Girls visit Japan
Table of Contents 1. Arrival, 2018-03-27, Tokyo 2. 2018-03-28 Okayama, Kurashiki, and Hiroshima 3. 2018-03-29 Hiroshima to Kyoto 4. 2018-03-30 Kyoto and Kimono 5. 2018-03-31 Kyoto to Tokyo 6. 2018-04-01 Tokyo Hanami-party in Ueno Park 7. Running around in Tokyo 1 Arrival, 2018-03-27, Tokyo On Tuesday, March 25th our cousins, the Garcia Girls, came for […]
-
Fighting Game Events in Tokyo, 2018 April and May
Previous: 2018 February and March Fighting game events in Tokyo | Next: 2018 June and July Fighting Game events in Tokyo Seems like I’ve gotten into the habit of tracking FGC offline events in the Tokyo area. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but feel free to contact me if you want me to add anything. […]
-
Talking to the “Pro Gamer Couple” Momochi and Chocoblanka about esports as a job and the severe reality of money
Table of Contents 1. To become a pro gamer requires “tournament results” and “business activities” 2. Prize money for Pro Gamers continue to increase every year 3. My husband tells me “You have no talent” 4. Before becoming a pro gamer, he played games as much as a pro 5. As a pro gamer, how […]
-
NHK’s “The Style of Professional Work: New Jobs Special”
NHK aired a special in their series on jobs about new types of jobs, with a focus on a YouTuber and Professional Gamers. I’ll summarize some interesting points for the Pro Gamer section, which featured Diago Umehara. The YouTube portion followed Hikakin, who I didn’t know anything about. Interesting guy, but I don’t think people […]
-
RAGE 2018 Spring New Generation Esports event
RAGE 2018 Spring New Generation Esports is a large gaming event held on March 21st in Makuhari Messe Hall 6 with a variety of tournaments attached to it. The main events are Street Fighter V, Shadowverse, and Splatoon 2. The venue opens at 9am, things start at 10am, and things should end by 8pm. The […]
-
P2G Gaming Event at Redbull Gaming Sphere Nakano
On Sunday, March 18th, Shinobism’s Project Gaming Girls (P2G) held a multi-title gaming event at the RedBull Gaming Sphere in Nakano. This was a multi-title event, with Capcom’s Street Fighter V, Nintendo’s Splatoon2, Blizzard’s Hearthstone, and Capcom’s MVCI. The event was from 1pm to 5pm, with the various P2G members hosting activities for the games […]
-
Capcom eSPORTS CLUB in Plaza Capcom Kichijoji
Capcom recently opened the “eSPORTS CLUB” (their capitalization, not mine) in their Plaza Capcom arcade in Kichijoji. It is an interesting place, and surprising to me in that it is completely free. They have two head to head setups, and I think eight side by side setups. It isn’t the largest space, but each station […]