Canada

Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki has ideas for a new film after The Boy and the Heron

Out-of-retirement director is no longer looking for retirement. 

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Super Mario Bros. Movie gets Japanese-dub screening in North America

As the Super Mario Bros. movie finally opens in Japan, its Japanese dub is debuting overseas on the same day.

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Canadian reporter in Tokyo impressed by the transportational efficiency of Japan’s mama chari

Who needs a car when you can fit this many kids on your chari when running errands?

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Sonic the Hedgehog getting a new CG Netflix series produced in the U.S. and Canada

Sega video game star to embark on a multiverse “journey of self-discovery and redemption.”

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Tokyo Olympics loses first participant as Canada withdraws from Games over coronavirus concerns

Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams won’t be heading to Japan this summer, and one other nation is already following suit.

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Canadian learns to speak proper Japanese by becoming comedian, pouring tea for his master

Katsura Sunshine brings a fresh look to a 400-year-old style of Japanese comedy.

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New Studio Ghibli clocks let you keep an eye on the time with your favourite anime characters

Movies like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and My Neighbour Totoro feature in the exclusive new collection.

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Studio Ghibli My Neighbour Totoro sweater is the anime knitwear we need this winter

Premium GBL clothing line brings us a Catbus that’s been hand-knit in Canada.

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Rugby World Cup: Captain Michael Leitch melts hearts with the reason why he plays for Japan

Kindness at the time of a family tragedy leads Leitch to pledge his allegiance to the Japanese team as a teenager.

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Canadian rugby team volunteers in typhoon-struck Japan following cancellation of World Cup match

Typhoon Hagibis brought Team Canada’s World Cup campaign to an early finish, but the kindhearted athletes still had one more thing to do in Japan.

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Rugby World Cup: Ireland fans sing for Japan outside convenience store after defeat

They may have lost the match, but their sportsmanship won them fans around the country.

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Japan fans call Rugby World Cup player Luke Thompson “kawaii” for the way he speaks Japanese

An unlikely cute icon emerges from left field.

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Rugby World Cup 2019: Team Canada jumps off bus in yukata kimono…dressed like the dead

Embarrassing fashion faux pas has these players dressed in the same way that Japanese people dress dead bodies.

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13 years later and an ocean away from where he grew up, this illustrator proves the seed of greatness was always present in his artwork.

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Photo of Canadian cops doing something that would be unthinkable in Japan goes viral

None of the natives at this Canada Day celebration seemed to care, but in Japan, this would never happen.

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Studio behind anime hit Your Name creates dazzling video showing the beauty of Canada【Video】

Couple’s romantic journey across the country shows off the warm side of a Canadian winter.

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Hole-y crap! Instagram makeup artist Mimi Choi transforms her face into surreal works of art 【Pics】

From black hole faces to sushi hands, you can’t make up this stuff… unless you’re her.

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SamuraiGuitarist’s Disney song medley will bring a smile to your face【Video】

The classic sing-along-songs of a million childhoods seamlessly blended and performed for your listening pleasure by a samurai in a dapper suit.

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Hey Canada and America, Munenori Kawasaki wants to remind you he loves you

You don’t have to be a baseball fan to be a fan of arguably Japan’s greatest export to the sport.

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Avril Lavigne’s younger sister marries Japanese rock star

Bis sis is totally OK with having this fellow musician as her new brother-in-law.

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