out of our third Japanese arcade and onto the glowing sidewalks of Tokyos Akihabara ward, I catch eyes with my partner and laugh. In this perfect moment together, were equally content but exhausted from a day of vigorous gaming. Holding hands as we squat outside on a slender metal railing and chug melon sodas from a nearby vending machine, I promise the next game center will be our last stop in todays marathon. Popular in Japan since the 1970s, video game arcades took a major hit during the...
