[Link] The Japanese Esports License System Is A Mess

Read: 5/8/2021 kotaku.com

In Japan, there is a gaming license system that defines what a pro player is. The system was established in February 2018 and nearly two years later, the awkward stop-gap seems like a mess.

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[Link] At This Japanese All-Girls Esports Club, Members Learn More Than Headshots

Read: 4/8/2021 kotaku.com

Jin-Ai Girls’ High School, which resides in the city of Fukui, established an esports club last October. It’s even garnering national media attention. As Mainichi reports, such clubs aren’t unusual among school boys in Japan, but are rare at all-girls institutions.

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