TOKYO: Behind the global success of Japanese video games lies a delicate task: appealing to overseas players whose expectations on issues such as sexism are increasingly influencing the content of major titles. With the majority of sales for big games now outside Japan, everything from slang words to characters’ costumes …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Stars like Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen are the headline acts at the Africa Cup of Nations but they rub shoulders at the tournament with journeymen who, for a fleeting week or two, get to enjoy an extraordinary opportunity. The African championship boasts an increasingly …

SEREMBAN: The government should not abolish the pension scheme currently being enjoyed by eligible civil servants, says Cuepacs president Datuk Dr Adnan Mat. He said if it was considering doing away with this, then the government should start by stopping pensions being enjoyed by politicians and political appointees. Adnan said …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United Nations said it opened a Russian bank account in 2022 as Western sanctions complicated the use of normal payment channels and has received membership fees from three Russian banks to a U.N. climate funding programme since then. Sovcombank, one of Russia’s 13 most important credit …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he anticipates that President Tayyip Erdogan will give a final sign-off on Sweden’s NATO membership within days, triggering rapid steps toward U.S. Congress endorsing a sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara. In an interview on Thursday, Ambassador Jeff Flake said that …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) anticipates a surge in police reports linked to artificial intelligence technology (AI) due to its prevalence in Malaysia and globally. CCID director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf cites the rapid AI development as a concern, as it could be misused for disinformation …

TOKYO: The Yakuza gangster series has long been seen as a Japanese Grand Theft Auto but Masayoshi Yokoyama, one of the main designers of the hugely successful games, dismisses any such comparison. “From the start, we decided not to have a game where you can hit people yourself. All fights …

KOTA KINABALU: Mobile legal aid services, or “justice on wheels”, are now available in Sabah’s Penampang district, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) said the service is expected to be expanded to Pitas in February, Telupid in May, Paitan …

Another cyberattack against the unglamorous platforms underpinning Wall Street left one of global banks’ biggest businesses falling back on an old-fashioned method of doing business. Securities-lending teams at two major lenders had to resort to manually inputting certain stock loans and other transactions into spreadsheets after financial-technology firm EquiLend succumbed …

KOTA KINABALU: A stable government is needed to protect the sovereignty of a nation, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) said a stable government would hinder opportunists such as the Sulu claimants and party hoppers from making a move …