Do you live in Tokyo? Do you want to? Recently online in Japan, people listed the good points and the bad ones of…
Before he turned 20 years old, animator Kenji Itoso got his start working under Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli.…
This is not the official theme for director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ still-in-the-works Metal Gear Solid cinematic…
In a recent episode of late night Japanese TV show Jikkuri Kiitarou (Listen Carefully), adult video star Cocona…
Big Japanese cities are striking, especially in 8K.
Cosplayer Laki specializes in Kingdom Hearts. To show how to bring those characters to life, Laki got a wig and…
This past weekend, BitSummit roared through Kyoto. The show keeps growing, and this year was the biggest BitSummit…
At this weekend’s BitSummit, Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi asked me if I’d like to see the Playdate. He…
Japan’s weekly game sales for the week of May 20 to May 26 were the lowest they’ve been since 1999.
Marvel movies are successful in Japan. They are popular. But while Avengers: Endgame dominated theaters around the…
Bandai is releasing a life-sized Detective Pikachu plush toy. His ears, hands and tail are all poseable. Just look…
Until recently, Japan didn’t have much of an influx of foreign tourists. Now, it does, and with that comes problems.
In Mie Prefecture, a 26-year-old man has been arrested for suspected theft after security camera footage showed the…
Castle in the Sky themed sunglasses are going on sale in Japan. Muska’s tinted lenses are getting real-world…
Square Enix previously announced that there would be a real-world Final Fantasy XIV-themed wedding plan offered in…
Yesterday, Japan’s foreign minister asked the English-language media to write Japanese family names first, as done…
This past March, actor and musician Pierre Taki, who voiced yakuza Kyohei Hamura in Judgment, was arrested for…
Tokyo’s geek mecca of Akihabara has been reproduced perfectly on a small scale.