As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines. In one of these gaming meccas in the ...

The crane machine—also known as claw machines, crane games and, in Japan, as “UFO catchers” due to their proclivity for aerial abductions—first gripped the public imagination in the early 1900s. Even ...

The 8-year-old crouched in front of the claw machine to get eye level with the small toys behind the screen. With intense focus, she gingerly maneuvered the joystick until the claw was above a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Japan-inspired claw arcade is opening in Louisville on Saturday. Claw Zone Arcade is located at 5629 Outer Loop. The owner says he wanted to bring an experience to Kentucky ...

Game lovers in Louisville will soon be able to enjoy an experience unlike any other in the city. Claw Zone, which claims to be Kentucky's first Japanese-style claw machine arcade, is slated to open in ...

As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines. In one of these gaming hubs in the ...