Sega's American co-founder David Rosen dies at 95 years of age

David Rosen, one of the original founders of Sega Games in post-war Japan, has died at the age of 95 years old. Spokesman Brad Callaway told the arcade industry's RePlay magazine that Rosen died December 25, 2025, at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family.

Rosen was a former US airman stationed in post-war Japan and the Far East, and after his service ended in 1952 stayed in Japan, first founding the company Rosen Enterprises, Inc., which sold Japanese art in the US market and also...