「東京ゲームショウ2026」が幕張メッセで開幕

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September seventeenth. The Tokyo Game Show, Japan's biggest video game event, opened today for its thirtieth-anniversary edition — the largest one ever. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

The Tokyo Game Show twenty twenty-six, a festival of games, opened today at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City.

It means the opening of a big event.

This year marks the thirtieth edition, and the number of exhibiting companies hit a record high of one thousand one hundred thirty-eight.

It means exhibiting at a show or a fair.

About three hundred thousand visitors are expected during the show.

It means to expect, or to estimate.

From the nineteenth, on the public days, anyone with a ticket can get in.

It means entering a venue — admission.

The halls are lined with corners where visitors can try unreleased games ahead of launch.

It means a new title, or a new work.

This year, companies from outside the game industry also stand out among the exhibitors.

It means an industry, or a business field.

To deal with crowding, sensors placed in each area track visitor numbers in real time.

It means congestion — a heavy crowd.

If too many people gather, entry may sometimes be restricted.

It means a limit, or a restriction.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

At Makuhari Messe, in Chiba City.

One thousand one hundred thirty-eight companies — a record high.

Five days — it runs until September twenty-first.

That's all for today. Thirty years of the Tokyo Game Show, and its biggest edition yet. See you next time.