Giant metal orb appears on beach in Japan, anime fans say it’s probably Dragon Ball aliens【Video】

”The Saiyans are here” is just one theory from the otaku community for the mysterious object discovered in Hamamatsu.

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Akihabara arcades aren’t dead yet! New six-floor game center opens in Tokyo otaku quarter next month

Namco steps in with its first-ever Akihabara arcade.

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Hagi no Tsuki, how we love thee: Why you should get your hands on this Tohoku treat ASAP

Our reporter samples Sendai’s most popular food souvenir for the first time and is overcome by emotion.

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East Japan’s best food truck? Eating crepes from the winner of the Kanto Kitchen Car Championship

Taste-testing the white crepes of the Tokyo area’s Shironohachi.

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Seven places that aren’t Starbucks where you can get delicious sakura cherry blossom drinks in Japan

Sure, those cherry blossom Frappuccinos are great, but they’re not the only sakura sips waiting for you in Japan.

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Are you a sloucher? Get a cute, furry little friend to help correct your posture at your desk

And maybe it’ll help reduce stress too!

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Boner Cheering Screening at Tokyo theater is latest sign of returning to post-pandemic (ab)normal

Relaxed regulations will allow fans to cheer as live-action version of anime’s greatest pervert gets wild, tough, and hard.

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Forever 21 returns to Japan with limited time pop-up event, online store also open

Forever 21 returns to Japan with Tokyo pop-up store showing its latest collection.

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Cat paw button vending machine debuts in Japan to celebrate Cat Day

How could anyone resist the urge to press these buttons?

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Tokyo Burlesque traveling event offers costume tip-stuffing experience for fans with deep pockets

Five dancers from Roppongi burlesque club will appear at photo album launch events across Japan.

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Stools made from real taiko drum parts sold by 160-year-old workshop and French designer

Make every day a festival with these pieces.

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Real-life Rurouni Kenshin katana forged based on sword of series’ most merciless villain【Photos】

Kenshin vs. Shishio museum exhibit displays Sakabato and Mugenjin.

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Fans leave flowers at statues of Maetal, Harlock following death of manga creator Leiji Matsumoto【Pics】

Memorial offerings left at stations in Tokyo and Fukuoka near homes of Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato creator.

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You can now buy Japan’s popular Yoku Moku Cigare cookies from a vending machine

Popular butter cookies can now be found in a vending machine, so we try some!

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Great Gundam news! Japan’s life-size moving giant robot statue won’t close down this year after all

Gundam Factory extends operations for all the fans who couldn’t make it to Yokohama during the pandemic.

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Cherry blossom Totoro tableware, interior decoration line arrives for Ghibli-style sakura spring

Anime’s cutest forest spirit works his magic with Japan’s most beautiful flower.

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New sakura doughnuts resemble different stages of the cherry blossoms in Japan

Taste the progression of the sakura, from early buds to past full bloom.

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An exquisite work of beef art makes the perfect Kabuki Day gift

I’d look like that too if my hair were meat.

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Anime/manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, creator of Yamato, Harlock, and 999, has passed away

The father of space opera anime leaves fans with an inspiring farewell message.

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Critically acclaimed A-bomb manga Barefoot Gen excerpts removed from Hiroshima school curriculum

Elementary school students’ Peace Education lessons have included excerpts from manga by atomic bombing survivor since 2013.

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