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Japan

Locations entity

79

platforms

Takes place in Japan.

Notable people involved: Yukihiro Matsuo, Naotaka Hayashi, Choco, Toshimichi Isoe and Takeshi Abo

Anomaly 2 (Linux)

LIN 2013-05-15

Autobahn Tokio (3DO Interactive Multiplayer)

3DO 1995-12-22

Karateka (ZX Spectrum)

The Legend of Kage (Nintendo Entertainment System)

The Legend of Kage

NES 1986-04-18

Maison Ikkoku: Omoide no Photograph (NEC PC9801)

Maison Ikkoku: Omoide no Photograph

Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo - Zenpen (Famicom Disk System)

Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo - Zenpen

FDSY 1989-05-23

Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuunroku (Mega Drive)

Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuunroku

GEN 1991-12-21

Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu

NES 1988-03-30

Chou no Yume (Windows)

WIN 2005-01-21

Bishoujo Tengoku (NEC PC9801)

Bishoujo Tengoku

9801 1994-12-14

Tenchu: Time of the Assassins (PlayStation Portable)

Tenchu: Time of the Assassins

PSP 2006-06-23

Parent groups

Asia, East Asia, Countries

Child groups

Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan, Ōsaka City, Ōsaka Prefecture Japan, Tokyo, Japan

Japan games and events by year

Events

A	1998 - Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics
B	2021 - Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

The first Japan video game was released in 1980.

Koei and Sega published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows	71
NES	62
Linux	40
PS2	30
NEC PC9801	21
NEC PC8801	15
MS-DOS	14
MICRO 7 - FM7	12
PS	12
PS3	11
MSX2	11
C64	10
Sharp X1	9
Famicom Disk System	9
Android	9
X68000	9
X360	8
Mac OS X	7
Saturn	7
Switch	7
Amiga	7
3DO	6
iOS	6
Arcade	6
PS4	6
Mac OS Classic	6
Master System	6
PSP	6
PC Engine	6
ZX Spectrum	6

Most common companies

Koei	52
Sega	21
hap	11
Bandai	11
Taito	11