Internationally famed director Kitano Takeshi is back with his new samurai epic, Kubi. The violent, darkly funny film has some surprises in store for viewers.
The former president of a company linked to Animate is behind bars for selling fake Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards.
Japanese news is rife with stories of host clubs that take advantage of their female customers. Now, lawmakers are getting involved.
What’s that in the sky over western Japan? No one knows…but a few people have some very definitive ideas. The speculation over the country’s cluster of “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena”.
The author of the popular manga series FOR YOU IN FULL BLOSSOM and SUGAR PRINCESS passed away at age 50, according to her publisher.
Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki Hayao’s new The Boy and the Heron has its official English-language cast. As expected, it’s a star studded affair.
Animation giant Studio Ghibli, fresh off a new film, is now announcing its acquisition by Nippon TV following decades of independence.
The assumption has been that The Boy and the Heron would be Miyazaki Hayao’s last film. Now, Ghibli VP Nishioka Junichi suggests otherwise.
A young boy couldn’t dress as his favorite PreCure character. Learn how the ensuing social media backlash sent a toy company scrambling.
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