Mastercup 12 is back again after a long hiatus and as usual it will be taking place in Tokyo, Japan.Notable players participating include GyoGun|Ao, Yamasa|Nobi, Varrel|Rangchu, Varrel|Pinya, Yamasa|Take, TZ|Pekos, Noroma, Tissuemon, TZ|Zeugal .
This weekend, the first DreamHack Japan is taking place and at it we have some extravagant fighting game events going on, most notably the 18th Cooperation Cup for Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike as well as the 18th Beat Tribe .
Japanese arcades were said to be in the range of 22,000 strong back in a robust period for amusement centers in the 1990s. There was roughly 4,000 of them left in 2019, and now COVID-19 is threatening remaining .
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