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Jaw-dropping graduation project has audiences salivating for more from this one-person powerhouse.
Even before it was called Your Name, Makoto Shinkai knew he wanted his film to be different from its predecessors.
Our favorite manga PI and sniper Ryo Saeba, aka City Hunter, will be coming to the big screen in 2019 from France!
Eiichiro Oda asks fans to keep reading the manga “a little longer” as series celebrates 20th anniversary.
With photo booths, cosplaying staff, and costume rental for diners, this is one of the most unusual food courts you’ll find in Japan.
Handsome anime-style archer is sure to defeat all his foes…as long as “nice abs” are a weapon.
Pokémon’s leading man has gone through plenty of changes in his two decades of screen time.
More than a half-dozen key Ghibli creators team up for the first anime film from brand-new Studio Ponoc, but do they do their pedigree proud?
Itomori may not be an actual city, but here’s where the hometown of Your Name’s female lead would be in real-life Japan.
Two of the characters in the Pokémon anime’s original trio of travelling friends have been replaced in I Choose You.
The Western comic icon gets a warm reception from the character designers responsible for some of anime’s biggest hits.
Big eyes + tiny mouths = terrifyingly large teeth?
This upcoming film slated for a February 2018 release will also mark the directorial debut of female anime screenwriter Mari Okada.















McDonald’s and Gundam team up for customized anime mecha and fried chicken sandwiches[Video]
New Travelling Bento pouches turn your luggage into a Japanese lunch box
Japan’s ultra-classy overnight bus gives you your own sleeping pod【Photos】
It’s like the samurai era never ended at this beautiful Japanese mountain town
Men Who Disappoint at Goukon (Group Blind Date), Nine Types That Shouldn’t Even Bother Showing up!
New Japanese KitKats come in sakura flavour, with poetic symbolism for success
Foreign man arrested for walking on Shinkansen tracks, claims he was on the run from yakuza
New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
Viral 3D ice creams land in Japan… but are they worth the hype?
We try the Lawson chicken nuggets that Katy Perry went nuts for on Japanese television
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
Pokémon and Ikea Japan cross over into each other’s worlds with collaboration events
Starbucks Japan closing only Shinkansen platform branch for popularity-triggered renovations
Two food hacks take Japan’s convenience store fried chicken to amazing new sandwich heights
You can assemble a well-balanced team of Pokémon, them eat them, thanks to Japanese cake chain
Tokyo turns its phone booths into free Wi-Fi hotspots, and here’s how to use them
Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods evolve[Photos]
Tokyo teahouse serves up a sakura matcha dessert you won’t find anywhere else
7-Eleven Japan’s new baked-in-store sweet treat is only available in three parts of the country
Man bites woman at cherry blossom park in Japan, dies shortly after
Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]
Famous Tokyo cherry blossom spot installs view-blocking screens to fight overcrowding[Video]
Uniqlo announces new T-shirts for One Piece, Naruto and more for manga publisher’s 100th birthday
Train station platform ramen store closes its doors on half a century of history in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new My Fruit³ Frappuccino at only 34 stores around the country
Studio Ghibli releases Catbus pullback keychain that runs like the anime character
Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time
Japanese onsen egg maker from 100-yen store Daiso needs to be on your shopping list
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
New Japanese KitKats come in sakura flavour, with poetic symbolism for success
Foreign man arrested for walking on Shinkansen tracks, claims he was on the run from yakuza
New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
Viral 3D ice creams land in Japan… but are they worth the hype?
We try the Lawson chicken nuggets that Katy Perry went nuts for on Japanese television
Fake police phone scam also highlights dumb stereotype about how foreigners speak Japanese[Video]
Tokyo’s first “breast slash” cafe is opening soon
Japanese manhole lid raises eyebrows with fertility god symbol that looks like… well, you know
Every Japanese pro baseball team to play with Mario question block bases once this year
Tokyo police create public service warning about kids obsessing over their favorite male idols
Family Mart opens first clothing store in Tokyo
This Disney lingerie will make you feel like a princess
Rumiko Takahashi’s Maison Ikkoku inspires anime/whisky collaboration