1.5 million people in Japan are living as social recluses after COVID-19

According to a recent government survey, approximately 1 in 50 Japanese citizens are living as “hikikomori,” or individuals who isolate them...

TWICE launches metaverse fan community TWICE Square in ‘Roblox’

K-pop girl group TWICE has launched a virtual fan world on “Roblox.” The fan world, TWICE Square, was inspired by TWICE’s ...

Interview: Karen X Cheng on her LNY metaverse and how AI can benefit artists everywhere

A collaboration between award-winning digital creator Karen X Cheng and McDonald’s rung in the Lunar New Year with an immersive metave...

South Korea sentences man to 4 years for sexual abuse in the metaverse

A 30-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to four years in prison for storing sexually exploitative content of minors he lured on the me...

3,800 Japanese students kick off the new school year virtually in the metaverse

To kick off the new school year in Japan, which begins in April, approximately 3,800 students gathered in the metaverse. In what a Sora Ne...

Samsung’s new metaverse world My House hits over 4 million visits in less than a month

Samsung Electronics’ new metaverse service My House, launched in collaboration with Naver’s 3D avatar platform Zepeto, has accumulated over...