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Is Anime Popular in Japan? Survey says…
Anime’s popularity outside of Japan shows no signs of slowing. But how many people WITHIN Japan actually watch it?
March 14, 2023
Anime’s popularity outside of Japan shows no signs of slowing. But how many people WITHIN Japan actually watch it?
In Tokyo, the recent past is often obscured beneath endless concrete. Take a journey through the city’s history to discover why.
In a continued exclusive for Unseen Japan, Jake Adelstein reflects on writing Tokyo Vice, his true-to-life memoir on the Japanese underworld that spawned the hit HBO show.
In an Unseen Japan exclusive, Jake Adelstein, reporter and basis of HBO’s new series Tokyo Vice, lays down the facts about his life.
Did you know canned coffee is a Japanese invention? Learn how coffee went from foreign luxury to everyday staple in Japan.
Eerie and beautiful, Kwaidan is the perfect introduction to the classic ghost stories of Japan. Further revelations await those who look deeper into its dark mirror.
Once, professional live narrators for silent films in Japan were bigger stars than the actual actors onscreen. This is the story of a lost cinema art form.
Tsukimi, the season of moon viewing, starts next week in Japan. Learn more about this day’s origins, how to make Tsukimi Dumplings, and why the rabbit in the moon is pounding a rice cake.
Melonpan, the sweet baked good that delights people across East Asia, was the creation of one Armenian man living in the diaspora in Japan. This is his – and his diaspora’s – story.
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