Japan

Japan
Location of Japan (shown in dark green)
"Nisshōki" ("Flag of the Sun") "Hinomaru" ("Circle of the Sun") The National Flag of Japan
Basic Information
Full Name	Japan
Type	Nation
Bibliographical Information
Capital	Tokyo
FIFA Code	JPN
IOC Code	JPN
Video gaming in Japan in video gaming

Japan is an island country in Asia that has had a profound impact on video gaming history. Its capital is Tokyo, and the country itself is home to a number of companies and corporations related to gaming and video gaming, such as Sony Corporation, Konami, and Nintendo.

Japan uses CERO to rate console video game content, and EOCS to rate personal computer video game content and software.

Video gaming

Japan is the third-largest gaming market by revenue. 10 of top 50 video game companies are based in Japan. The market is reclusive and succumbs to so called Galápagosization. Japanese games are predominantly not published outside Japan but many franchises are worldwide known with recognized classics. International releases are translated into American English, since it is the group of varieties taught in the country.

Japan has made numerous contributions to both video games and the hardware they run on. In particular, Blu-ray, CD-ROM, laserdiscs, DVD, video cassettes, MIDI, FM Synthesis, LCD, TFT, floppy disks, microprocessors, flash memory, dynamic RAM, as well as portable versions of many home devices (such as TVs, projectors and laptops), all originated either in Japan, or were designed in large or significant part by Japanese engineers, sometimes working with non-Japanese corporations. A great portion of gaming pioneers comes from Japan.

External Links

• Japan on Wikipedia
• Awesome Japanese games from Japan curator on Steam
• Japanese Games On PC curator on Steam