The record launch in June for the Nintendo Switch 2, a game console that can be played at home or on the go, heralds a new portable race that Microsoft ...

The global games industry gathers for the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne this week, with hopes that upcoming ...

But still, there was something - much like the vinyl format - about the way cassette tapes sounded. There was the engagement engendered from that physical interaction with your listening medium, the ...

Unlike the single-ended signal paths used in most modern cassette players, the CP13 features a differential circuit that works with its custom tape head for balanced signal acquisition. This design ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are cleaving Japan Inc, as some big exporters like Toyota Motor slash their profit forecasts while Sony and Honda are among those saying the impact will be ...

For the first time in five years, airmen volunteers from Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo will shoulder a mikoshi and take part in an annual Japanese festival in Fussa, Japan.

The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.

Kinoko teaches the knot-tying techniques of Japanese bondage, untangling the practice from its associations with kink and emphasising instead art and aesthetics.

Shanling has updated its 28cm-wide CD80 player to MKII status with a new DAC circuit – built around a Cirrus Logic chip instead of an ESS – and a new CD loading mechanism, which is now a draw instead ...

I also tested the Skyans KC-918, a similar but less-expensive portable CD player that has a Bluetooth transmitter and adds a built-in speaker and USB input.

Certified audiophile-grade Onkyo’s new CD player promises audiophile-grade performance in a relatively affordable package — “affordable,” at least, when compared to the brand’s other Icon series. The ...