![Sailor Moon’s Artemis is part of the Artemis II NASA mission control team[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/sm-1.jpg?w=640 "Sailor Moon’s Artemis is part of the Artemis II NASA mission control team[Video]")
Celestial themed anime plushie is in the room monitoring the real-world mission to the moon.
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Family Mart’s celebration of the Nintendo series continues with fuzzy, useful, and, most importantly, cute merch.
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![Japan’s prime minister exchanges Dragon Ball kamehamehas with president of France[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/kh-1.jpg?w=640 "Japan’s prime minister exchanges Dragon Ball kamehamehas with president of France[Video]")
![Hayao Miyazaki gifts autographed Ghibli anime cel to president of France[Photo]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/gc-1-1.jpg?w=640 "Hayao Miyazaki gifts autographed Ghibli anime cel to president of France[Photo]")
There’s likely a meaning between the choice of Ghibli anime’s artwork to give the visiting politician.
![Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods evolve[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/sw-15.jpg?w=640 "Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods evolve[Photos]")
Mr. Sato starts his urban exploration of Tokyo to catch a glimpse of local neighborhoods’ pasts before they’re changed forever.
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