{"id":10177,"date":"2019-07-27T23:06:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T21:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/?p=10177"},"modified":"2019-07-28T18:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T16:00:13","slug":"minoru-arakawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/minoru-arakawa\/","title":{"rendered":"minoru | arakawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/minoruArakawaInterviewTape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/minoruArakawaInterviewTape-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10182\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/minoruArakawaInterviewTape-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/minoruArakawaInterviewTape-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/minoruArakawaInterviewTape-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/minoruArakawaInterviewTape.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>my interview tape<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>on may 22, 1990 i was offered to make an interview with a japanese business man who was the founder of the north american branch of nintendo. since at that time i ran <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bit,_byte,_gebissen\">a computer show for young listeners<\/a> i was not specifically interested in business, but in the little device <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minoru_Arakawa\">mr. arakawa<\/a> brought with him: a game boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vignette.wikia.nocookie.net\/nintendo\/images\/c\/cf\/Minoru.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20090628185644&amp;path-prefix=en\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>minoru arakawa ca. 2000. photo: nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>the game boy was introduced in 1989  in the US and in 1990 in europe. here is a brief excerpt of the interview with minoru arakawa. it was so remarkably open, direct and warm hearted that i remember it well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio aligncenter\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Minoru-Arakawa-Nintendo-Gameboy-Interview-1990.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption><em>my interview with minoru arakawa (excerpt)<\/em><br \/><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/oldBoys-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10187\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/oldBoys-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/oldBoys-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/oldBoys-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.maxschoenherr.de\/clock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/oldBoys.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption><em>left: arakawa&#8217;s game boy. photo: ms\/dpa<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>on may 22, 1990 i was offered to make an interview with a japanese business man who was the founder of the north american branch of nintendo. since at that time i ran a computer show for young listeners i was not specifically interested in business, but in the little device mr. arakawa brought with 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