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What happens when some of Japan’s top animators use their talents to sell bread, booze and buildings? Excellent…

Voice actor Yuichiro Umehara, who plays Goro in anime Darling in the Franxx, has been hospitalized with an…

Last year, Bandai released a fully poseable Robot Solider from Castle in the Sky action figure. This year, it’s…

Considering how Japan already has Snoopy themed teahouses, a Peanuts cafe and a Peanuts museum, a Peanuts hotel was…

First time visitors notice them right away: Sickness masks. People in Japan wear them for numerous reasons,…

During Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent trip to Israel, he and his wife Akie dined with Israeli Prime…

In Japan, there are idols and then there are “underground idols” (地下アイドル or “chika aidoru”). Besides having…

This week, Asahi Soft Drinks is releasing cafe latte flavored water. For a country that already has yogurt flavored…

Nintendo has a level designer job listing for working on The Legend of Zelda series. The gig is at the company’s…

Gunpei Yokoi’s last major release at Nintendo was the Virtual Boy. It was a disaster, and there has long been…