The crane machine—also known as claw machines, crane games and, in Japan, as “UFO catchers” due to their proclivity for aerial abductions—first gripped the public imagination in the early 1900s. Even ...

Crane games are keeping the sector afloat,' said Morihiro Shigihara, an industry expert and former arcade manager.

Visitors at the event will be able to play on the machines to attempt to plushies from the Myushi-Wedding BIG Plushie series. This line features variations of Sanrio characters such as Cinnamoroll, ...

7-Eleven Japan has been grabbing a lot of attention recently, what with their matcha dessert burritos and their new luggage storage service for travelers. But rival Japanese convenience store chain ...

Taito has issued a press release as it looks for a crane game from the 1960s that it produced, but promptly forgot about.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Scoop it! Crane Game The fan-favourite arcade classic—The Crane Game—returns, powered up! Packed with more content and fresh new controls! Become a Crane ...

TOKYO – As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo’s many bustling arcade halls — not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines. In one of these gaming meccas in ...

TOKYO – As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo’s many bustling arcade halls – not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines. In one of these gaming meccas in ...