KYOTO, Feb 04 (News On Japan) - Nintendo said its consolidated results for the April–December 2025 period showed sales of 1.9058 trillion yen, nearly double the level of a year earlier, as sales of its new home video game console, the Nintendo Switch 2, which went on sale in June 2025, remained strong.
Net profit rose by about 1.5 times to 358.8 billion yen, while the company left its full-year earnings forecast through March 2026 unchanged.
Source: テレ東BIZ
The admission fee for the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, was revised on March 1st for the first time in 11 years, introducing a dual pricing system that significantly raises costs for visitors from outside the city.
An avalanche struck an advanced-level course at Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, which spans Niigata and Nagano prefectures, on February 28th, leaving four people injured, including two family members.
An eight-year-old Australian girl died after a snowmobile overturned in Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture, at around 11 a.m. on February 28th, with authorities investigating the cause of the accident.
The assembly of a massive shield machine for tunnel construction at the Kanagawa Station site of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen has been completed, with the site opened to the media as excavation prepares to move forward toward Nagoya.
Although February is typically the height of the hibernation season, bears have already been sighted across Japan, raising concerns of another wave of deadly encounters.
AKB48 set out to uncover examples of digital transformation in everyday settings, visiting a golf course in Ibaraki Prefecture and a long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Nihonbashi, where cutting-edge technology is reshaping both leisure and tradition.
This week, we study the art of the popular onnagata Bandō Tamasaburō V through some of his most successful roles. (Kabuki In-Depth)
Strap in for more adventures this March! See the emotional finale of BEASTARS, and witness an epic journey begin in STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! (Netflix Anime)
In today's video, we talk about the recent changes at Xbox. (Lady Decade)
Shinya, drummer for the popular rock band LUNA SEA, died on February 17 at the age of 56, after battling illness for several years and diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2020 and a brain tumor last year.
Yuki Nishimiya, 45, a member of the music duo Def Tech who was arrested and indicted for possessing dried cannabis, has been released on bail from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Mita Police Station.
Today, we have a look at the performances of the Kabuki-za's Saruwaka Festival. (Kabuki In-Depth)
Japan’s oldest surviving manga-like artwork, the National Treasure Choju-giga, is preserved under strict management by being divided between Tokyo and Kyoto in an effort to safeguard the cultural asset from disasters and long-term deterioration.
