Japan Studio

Japan Studio
Native name	JAPANスタジオ
Company type	Division
Industry	Video games
Founded	1 July 2005
Defunct	1 April 2021
Fate	Merged into Team Asobi and other studios
Successor	Team Asobi
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Products	Shadow of the Colossus; Talkman; Siren; LocoRoco; Ape Escape; Gravity Rush; Knack; The Last Guardian; Astro Bot;
Parent	Sony Computer Entertainment (2005); PlayStation Studios (2005–2021)
Divisions	Team Asobi

Japan Studio was a Japanese video game developer of Sony Interactive Entertainment based in Tokyo. It was best known for the Ape Escape, LocoRoco, Patapon, Gravity Rush, and Knack series, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Astro's Playroom. In April 2021, Japan Studio was reorganized and merged with Team Asobi and other SIE studios.

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