pro-gamer
First lesson? Gaming. Second lesson? Gaming. Tokyo technical school offers courses to aspiring e-sports athletes.
Children growing up around the world these days are asking the same question, “How do I become a pro gamer?” In the past, all you could do was find a game you were good at, become really good at it, and then hope someone would pay you for it.
These days, the professional gamer has many avenues to explore. There are plenty of games out there that have a thriving professional circuit. If you like first-person shooters (FPS), you could get into Call of Duty. If you’re more of a real-time strategy game fan perhaps Starcraft II will be your thing. The versus fighting game scene has always been extremely competitive, and multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBA) like Dota 2 and League of Legends are breaking player and viewership records. But can you really say that those professional gamers are actually “qualified”? Well, if you’re looking for a school in Japan, you could become a qualified pro gamer with a pro gamer degree!
MOST POPULAR
Now
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
Japan’s biggest manga magazine is raising its minimum payment rate for creators
Mickey Mouse in now a transforming robot created by the designer of Gundam【Photos】
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Weekly
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】- Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
Monthly
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】- One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row- Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】- Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
- After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?
Yearly
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
RECOMMENDED STORIES
Japan’s biggest manga magazine is raising its minimum payment rate for creators
Mickey Mouse in now a transforming robot created by the designer of Gundam【Photos】
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Japanese study tip: Imagine kanji characters as fighting game characters, like in this cool video
Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan
Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
Spirited Away train station and submerged tracks attract Ghibli fans around Japan
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge- How to make epic pancakes with your Japanese rice cooker
Kids takoyaki charity almost shut down by reselling middle schoolers, but owner soldiers on
-
