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Cheap, popular clothing line Uniqlo’s New York Times Square pop-up store’s bright lights are more Japanese than Japan.
Decades after the live-action Super Mario film’s flop, Nintendo is said to be ready to take another shot at movie magic.
Fans in Japan have very different reaction to famous Pokémon’s first intelligible dialogue.
Makoto Shinkai’s anime is unabashedly emotional, but the director sounds like a detached dad when discussing his mega-hit baby’s next step.
Everyone feared there’d be a gaffe during the presidential visit, but this wasn’t what anyone was expecting.
Japanese make-up cosmetic line Shu Uemura is introducing a holiday collection to look your Princess Peach best.
Changeover takes less time than the anime heroine’s transformation sequence.
Creators of the Nicolastick apologize for harming the “image and reputation” of the Hollywood actor.
Paramount Pictures thinks “blue mammal with one giant eyeball who runs really fast” is a fine foundation for a live-action movie.
Travel back in time to feudal Japan with an epic new clip featuring music by the Yoshida Brothers.
Anime icon Shinicihro Watanabe calls Blade Runner the film that’s had the greatest influence on him.
This fall, the Justice League will team up with the most unlikely of allies: a team of Japanese villains known as Eagle Talon.
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As rumors swirl of 7-Eleven shorting customers on rice ball fillings, we check on their sujiko
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Number of foreigners working in Japan hits all-time high, 25 percent come from same country
Nine questions we have from Netflix’s Rilakkuma trailer, which reminds us he is NOT a bear【Video】
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Can you eat lunch in Tokyo for less than 500 yen?
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