Microsoft has always struggled in Japan. This is a fact. Neither the Xbox or the Xbox 360 did well in Japan. While the console had fans in Japan, the sales of these two consoles in Japan never amounted to much as it could not overcome Sony and Nintendo.

This time around with the Xbox One, Microsoft was hopeful that things would be different, but after selling only 30,003 units after about three weeks of being on sale in Japan, things are worse than the Xbox 360 launch which managed to sell double that on its opening weekend.