Walk into any arcade in Japan and you’ll likely be greeted by rows of claw machines, known here as UFO Catchers due to the claws’ resemblance to a flying saucer descending to abduct an unsuspecting ...

In the Japan, "UFO Catcher" is what they call skill crane machines. You can win things like this fantastic Famicom-shaped alarm clock. There were about five different ...

For anyone that lives in Japan and especially in Tokyo, the omnipresent Sega arcades are part of the cultural backdrop. For anyone that has gone to one of these arcades you will have likely been given ...

If you’ve ever been to a Gameworks you might have noticed Sega has the Eastern cousin of the crane machine, the UFO catcher. Each play costs around 20 points if you want to win a Sonic plush or a ...

Claw vending machines, also known as UFO catchers or crane games, are a multi-billion dollar business in Japan. Combine this fact with the Japanese penchant for robots, and you get the Puchi Robot ...

It is said that getting up early is a good thing for Sanbun, but the colder it gets, the harder it is to crawl out of bed in the morning. Especially for people who are weak in the morning, I think ...

Sega announced a new collection of Jaws plush toys of Bruce the shark. However, these four options are only available if people happen upon UFO catcher grabbing machines in Japan. The LL style Jaws ...

Claw vending machines have caused wide-spread frustration in arcades the world over for decades. Known as UFO catchers in Japan, and sometimes as 'teddy pickers' or 'skill testers' in other countries, ...