The Bulletin

Old maps on Google Earth prompt a backlash in Japan

In a computer screen image taken from the Google Earth software, a feudal map of a village in central Japan from hundreds of years ago is superimposed on a modern street map. The village is ...
insider.si.edu

Enduring encounters : maps of Japan from Leiden University Library / edited by Radu Leca and Martijn Storms

While Asian and Western cartographies are often considered separate traditions, maps of Japan kept in Leiden University Libraries often show a commonality of method and purpose. Despite the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets

TOKYOTOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around ...
as.com

The original map for Pokémon Gold and Silver covered all of Japan and was huge

The versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver that were shown in their demos at Nintendo Space World 1997 had a very different map from the final versions, which represented all of Japan. In Pokémon ...
insider.si.edu

Cartographic Japan : a history in maps / edited by Kären Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, and Cary Karacas

Japan in a new-found world / Joseph LOH -- The world from the waterline / Peter D. SHAPINSKY -- Elusive islands of silver : Japan in the early European geographic imagination / OKA Mihoko -- ...
Game Rant

Map Shows Where Pokemon Regions Fit in Japan

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...
Next City

Japan Won’t Give Google Maps a Top Design Prize

The Google Maps’ view of what Japan calls Takeshima, South Korea calls Dokdo and Google calls Liancourt Rocks. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining ...