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Studio Ghibli Announces Surprise Acquisition by Nippon TV
Animation giant Studio Ghibli, fresh off a new film, is now announcing its acquisition by Nippon TV following decades of independence.
September 21, 2023
Animation giant Studio Ghibli, fresh off a new film, is now announcing its acquisition by Nippon TV following decades of independence.
Japan’s fastest shinkansen bullet train service is the Nozomi. Now, the service will be doing away with non-reserved seats during major holidays.
The assumption has been that The Boy and the Heron would be Miyazaki Hayao’s last film. Now, Ghibli VP Nishioka Junichi suggests otherwise.
The food cart service on the Tokaido Shinkansen, a decades-old staple of riding a bullet train in Japan, is coming to an end.
‘Emergent Tokyo’: Ever wondered what makes up the ‘secret sauce’ for the world’s biggest city? Then this book will be required reading. Plus, an interview with one of Emergent Tokyo’s co-authors.
In 1989, Uno Sōsuke burst onto the scene as the new prime minister of Japan. Only 69 days later, he’d resign – and all because of a geisha named Nakanishi Mitsuko.
After a decade, master director Miyazaki Hayao is back with a full-length animated film. How does the mysterious How Do You Live stack up?
When the U.S. Civil War broke out in 1861, samurai still ruled Japan. How did the samurai – recently forced into trade with the US and on the cusp of their own war – react?
Fukushima was once known as one of Japan’s agricultural heartlands. Now, one company is helping to reintroduce the wonders of Fukushima’s local food, drink, produce, and landscapes.
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