Japan has typically been better known as Street Fighter players than Tekken even though both games are produced in the country. However, in recent times, it seems the country is trying out fighting games more and more and helping them grow in popularity.
To this end, there will be a team battle featuring Japanese streamers facing each other in Tekken 8 at the end of February.
The streamers including Shaka, one of the legends of the FPS scene in Japan who has been delving into fighting games a lot recently. Also, pro player Doogura will be participating and some Smash players too.