Category: AKIBA NEWS

Worth Co., Ltd. (CEO: Taisuke Nakano, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), which operates in a wide range of fields, will hold the grand opening of “Laurier Honpo AKIHABARA”, a store specializing in the sale and purchase of trading cards, in Akihabara on February 22, 2025. This store will be produced by “Laurier (currently about 68,000 followers)”, which mainly disseminates information on Pokémon cards, and will be operated in partnership with the Company. Laurier Honpo AKIHABARA Opening Commemoration Campaign [All 3 days] Great deals for both selling and buying! We will increase the purchase price by up to 10% depending on the purchase amount and the […]

Bandai Namco Amusement Inc. will be holding a collaboration campaign with “The Idolmaster SideM”, “The Idolmaster SideM Nyan-te Suteki Namco Campaign”, from Friday, February 7th to Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at approximately 150 amusement facilities “Namco” and “Namco Online Crane” (hereinafter “Namcle”) nationwide. A newly drawn chibi character illustration of “Amine Hide” will be added to the original chibi character illustrations from the event held at Nanja Town in 2021. During the event period, “Howa Plushie – The Wonderful Namco Campaign” using original illustrations and “Nostar Pop Acrylic Plates with Stand vol.3-5” will be available as Namco-exclusive amusement prizes. In addition, for every 500 yen you put into a designated […]

Special events to celebrate the 2025 Chinese New Year, including up to 7% WeChat Pay rebate, limited edition Japanese whiskey lucky bags, and special offers on watch purchases, until February 9, 2025   Laox Global Retailing Co., Ltd., which operates stores aimed at inbound tourists that sell a wide variety of products including luxury watches, home appliances, cosmetics, health foods, alcohol, and famous Japanese sweets, will be holding a Chinese New Year Fair from Friday, January 24, 2025.   We are offering special services, great deals and projects to help customers enjoy shopping during the Chinese New Year, which is celebrated in the Lunar New Year in Greater China. Up […]

To commemorate the release of the theatrical early version of “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-“, Bandai Namco Amusement Inc. will open the “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Limited-Time Official Shop” at the Bandai Namco Cross Store Atre Akihabara store on Sunday, February 2, 2025. At the limited-time official shop, you can enjoy the world of “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX” early on, with mini-games where you can win prizes from “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-“, which will be released in theaters on Friday, January 17, 2025, original goods featuring character illustrations and newly drawn chibi character illustrations, and a goods corner with a large selection of “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX” related products. […]

DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; CEO: Kenkichi Sugiuchi) will open a new store of “BEL BUTTER WAFFLE,” a specialty store of freshly baked Liege waffles, which opened its first store last year (December 2024), at Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. “BEL BUTTER WAFFLE,” which was born from the desire to “make the world’s sweets even more delicious,” is an authentic yet new “specialty store of ‘freshly baked waffles’ that surpass the real thing.” Please enjoy the new world of waffles that we are proud to present. ● “I want to make the world’s sweets even more delicious” We […]

Continued focus on attracting tourists from Japan to Macau – Roadshow planned for April in Akihabara, Tokyo   January 1, 2025 Macao Government Tourism Office As we welcome the new year, Ms. Maria Elena de Sena Fernandez, Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China), would like to extend her happy new year greetings. 2024 was a memorable year, marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the handover to China. As part of the tourism bureau’s activities in Japan, in March it held a roadshow at Coredo Muromachi, implementing promotional […]

The action game “Circus Toyland,” which utilizes the event function “AVATAVI Spot” of the AR app “AVATAVI” distributed by curiosity Inc., has now appeared at “XR BASE produced by NTT QONOQ,” an XR experience facility operated by NTT ConoQ Inc. within Akihabara Station! In this game, you can enjoy exhilarating play by operating your avatar in an AR field that appears in real scenery, running and jumping to collect crystals and aim for the goal. We offer a wide range of options, from an immersive experience using Meta Quest 3 to a downloadable version that can be easily enjoyed on a smartphone. ■ Challenge yourself with your avatar! Simple and […]

Generative AI, translation AI, and AI avatars support tourists 24 hours a day with automatic responses and in 21 languages   IP DREAM Co., Ltd. will begin providing a demonstration service of a “multilingual AI concierge” Akihabara Tourism and Disaster Prevention Guide using generation AI and translation AI from January 6, 2025. This service will guide domestic and inbound tourists visiting Akihabara, Tokyo, through an AI avatar that supports 21 languages in natural conversation. Tourists can use the service immediately by simply scanning the QR code. No prior registration, no app download, no ID or password required – just a browser. This service is being offered as a demonstration of […]

Settler Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Wakimoto Yuma), the operator of Doraku Juku, is pleased to announce that it has signed a franchise agreement with MUSASHI Entertainment Co., Ltd., the operator of MUSASHI POKER ROOM, as an affiliated store. About opening a store Based on this franchise agreement, Doraku Juku will open MUSASHI POKER ROOM Kanda store in March, located just one minute’s walk from JR Kanda Station. Announcements about opening events and so on will be made on the official X account ( https://x.com/634poker_kanda ) from time to time, so please follow us. About Douraku Juku Doraku Juku is a community that operates under the concept of […]

A flagship shop in Tokyo with a wide selection of Kiuchi Sake Brewery’s alcohol and original goods.   Kiuchi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) will open a new store, “Kiuchi Sake Brewery TOKYO,” in the SEEKBASE commercial area under the Akihabara-Okachimachi elevated railway on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The new store will be a flagship store located in Tokyo that will sell a wide variety of Kiuchi Sake Brewery sakes and original goods, and allow customers to enjoy tasting rare sakes by the glass. ●Flagship store in Tokyo: “Kiuchi Sake Brewery TOKYO” We offer a wide range of alcoholic beverages made with the 200 years of tradition, […]