Japan

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Colin Williamson took these photographs of Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo throughout 2000 and early 2001. The photos primarily show the streets of Akihabara, as well as arcades, game stores, and the exteriors of office buildings.

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These photographs were taken at Amusement Machine Show 2000, an annual trade show run by the Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association from 1962–2011.

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Colin Williamson is an American journalist who has primarily lived in Japan since 1999, covering the Japanese game industry for English-language publications. From 1997–2005, Williamson photographed the events and press visits that he attended, as well as taking general photos of gaming culture in Japan. Williamson kept a collection of his digital photos, organized by event; these photographs were used by various magazines and websites where Williamson contributed, primarily IGN.

Abstract Colin Williamson covered this launch event for the Nintendo DS game Electroplankton for IGN. The event coincided with the beginning of a month-long exhibition of Electroplankton at the Laforet Museum in Shibuya, Tokyo. The event included a panel discussion with Electroplankton designer Toshio Iwai, producer Shigeru Miyamoto, and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. This exhibition also...

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These photos were taken at the short-lived Kyoto location of Sega's Joypolis arcade chain, which closed in August 2002. Williamson also digitized his Joypolis ticket and the cover of a Joypolis Guide Book.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes roughly 700 digital photographs taken by game journalist Colin Williamson in Japan from 1999–2005. The subjects include include trade shows, interviews with developers, and general photographs from game stores and arcades around Japan. Many of the early digital photographs in this collection were taken at low resolution; their appearance in our digital archive reflects their original resolution and quality.Additionally, this collection includes a set of...

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Colin Williamson took these photos in Osaka in early 2000. Highlights include a visit to the Sega Freaks store at Club Sega (DSC00001.JPG–DSC00011.JPG) and what Williamson described as "a Pokemon kids' exhibit of questionable quality somewhere in Osaka" (DSC00049.JPG–DSC00062.JPG).

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These photographs were taken by Colin Williamson around fall 1999 using a Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, which he purchased after arriving in Japan in order to deliver photos for his reports to IGN. These photographs include pictures of various arcades and game stores, primarily from Osaka as well as Tokyo.

This gallery also includes pictures from Tokyo Game Show 1999 Autumn (see "Tokyo Game Show 1999 Autumn photographs" for additional photos).

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These photograph were taken during for an interview with Hideo Kojima for IGN about Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, written by Colin Williamson.

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These photographs were taken during an October 2001 press visit at Square about Final Fantasy X in advance of the game's North American release. Colin Williamson believes his interview with series composer Nobuo Uematsu was conducted for Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, but we could not associate it with a specific article.

According to Williamson, this visit took place at Square's offices at Arco Tower in the Meguro neighborhood of Tokyo.