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Meet Yukimi Matsuo. She is representing Japan in the Miss Universe competition. And she not only loves manga, she…

Hello Kitty is more than a cartoon cat. She's a cultural institution. No wonder, then, that the character was…

Not everyone knows the joy of playing as a protagonist that is like them—someone with the same skin color, with the…

Sales figures are typically pretty boring! Except for when, they're interesting. And by interesting, I mean telling.

You thought it finally was over. That annoying debate about whether video games are art would finally slink off and…

Kuroko's Basketball seems innocent enough. It's a popular basketball manga that debuted in 2008 and was turned into…

This year, the city of Ishihara opened a 200-square meter, landscaped women's restroom. It is supposedly the…

Hatsune Miku proved that virtual idols could be big business. There are Miku video games, live concerts, and…

Perhaps! There are lots of nerdy cars, but damn, this is pretty nerdy. This Toyota Auris has been customized in the…

Recently, a 14 year-old junior high school student in Hyogo, Japan was arrested after a one-minute YouTube video,…