Tokyo is set to host an esports event spanning two days to promote the capital’s video game and anime industries. Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, stated that plans have been...
A new Street Fighter league has been announced today by Capcom. Utilising a team format, six teams of 3 players will battle in Street Fighter V, beginning in Spring 2019....
The Japan Football Association (JFA) and the Japan Esports Union (JeSU) have partnered to co-host an esports competition in 2019 around the National Sports Festival in the Ibaraki prefecture. The...
In early February, news broke there would be an addendum to an age-old law in Japan aimed at illegal gambling that restricted paid esports tournaments from being hosted in the...
Three Japanese esports organisations have joined forces as a single cohesive unit known as Japan Esports Union, or JESU. Esports has long been a mainstream source of entertainment in nearby countries such...