Changeover takes less time than the anime heroine’s transformation sequence.
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The characters of Ghibli’s anime films live in our hearts, and in this amazing video, they live in our towns too.
We spend a day straining our necks and filling our anime-loving hearts to bursting staring up at the brand-new, full-size Unicorn Gundam statue.
Body of water even has a connection to the creatures’ traditional role in Japanese mythology.
Guillermo del Totoro is the touching result of a child actress’ pronunciation hurdles.
When her much-younger, knife-wielding assailant asked her for the money, she decided that the time for talk was done, and the time for action was now.
Behind-the-scenes video shows the laser-focus and hard work that keeps fans supplied with ice-cold draft beer at Japanese baseball stadiums.
Journal Standard comes up with a burger that’s anything but standard, and also inordinately delicious.
From nearly 20 meters above the ground, the Unicorn Gundam looks out over Tokyo.
Japanese origami master shares folding steps to make something more challenging than a paper crane.
We wish there was space for us inside too.
It takes a big Poké Ball to catch a giant Pokémon.
Pokémon in the sky in Yokohama!
Fans have been shooting photos and videos of the 19.7-meter (64.6-foot) Unicorn Gundam, and it looks incredible.
After using his martial art skills to survive a bear attack, Hiroto Miyagawa’s real nightmare has just begun.
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Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area: Peter Pan’s Never Land has the best ride of all
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