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The legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki and the Studio Ghibli films have amassed a huge following from an incredibly diverse and very loyal fan base (some more than others) around the world. Famed Italian jazz pianist Giovanni Mirabassi is one such fan and tapped into his inner Miyazaki fanboy to release an album last week featuring jazz covers of 10 popular songs from Studio Ghibli films as well as other classic Japanese anime like Cowboy Bebop and Lupin III. The album, named after the French title of Laputa: Castle in the Sky, is Mirabassi’s homage to Japanese anime and a beautiful take on the iconic songs.
Dad’s story about parenting on a train highlights Japan’s hidden prejudice against male parenting
Japanese cat book explains how cats see their human owners, and it’s not as objects of respect
Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in English
Piranha Ramen is now a thing, and it’s coming to Japan for a limited time
Kyoto Animation victims’ names may be disclosed without families’ agreement, investigator says
What would the cast of Japan’s longest-running anime look like in real life? Kind of terrifying
Pokémon Cafe gears up for the spooky season by offering three new adorable Halloween dishes
What’s really for breakfast? 20 Japanese people give us a peek at their morning meal【Photos】
Coca-Cola Japan releases new clear coke this month, we get to try it before it goes on sale
How should a guy say “I” in Japanese? Japanese women give their opinions【Survey】
Japanese baseball teen refuses walk after getting hit by pitch, follows up with home run【Video】
Strange blanket from Japan promises good night’s sleep with the help of tentacle-like noodles
Japanese people love cats because they’re tsundere, psychologist says
Hong Kong protesters apologizing for airport disruption strikes a chord with Japanese netizens
Kyoto Animation arsonist sent more than one novel to company as part of annual writing contest
Let’s try out some paper “underwear for a travel” from the 100-yen store!
Food, sleep, or sex? Survey asks Japanese people which they can’t live without
Old Japanese photos show the awesome skill of soba delivery workers in the Showa era
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Tokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promises
50-year-old Japanese woman pulls off amazing Love Live! anime idol cosplay【Photos】
Cup Noodle’s Nissin releases ultra-nutritious instant ramen with “all nutrients your body needs”
Hideo Kojima stopped by U.S. customs for attempting to bring in unnerving plastic baby pod
Beautiful Japanese cosplayer stuns fans with high school photos that look nothing like her now
Kyoto Animation confirms it received novel from writer with same name, address as arson suspect
Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirts coming to Japan this summer, in 24 crazy designs
Uniqlo reveals first-ever T-shirt collaboration with Your Name anime director Makoto Shinkai
We got a haircut at “Japan’s Leading Barber” and walked away feeling like a million bucks
Uniqlo announces brand-new line of awesomely beautiful Sailor Moon T-shirts
“They will bounce” promises Final Fantasy director as Tifa joins fighting game cast
What would the cast of Japan’s longest-running anime look like in real life? Kind of terrifying
Pokémon Cafe gears up for the spooky season by offering three new adorable Halloween dishes
What’s really for breakfast? 20 Japanese people give us a peek at their morning meal【Photos】
Coca-Cola Japan releases new clear coke this month, we get to try it before it goes on sale
How should a guy say “I” in Japanese? Japanese women give their opinions【Survey】
Does the way you cross your arms say anything about your personality? Japan thinks so
Visiting the burial site of the head of Japan’s most evil demon in Kyoto
Strip club guidance booth raid in Japan ends with police seizing 440 pounds of raw fish
A Ghibli mystery solved — the identity of exotic looking food in Spirited Away revealed!
Try some piranha à la meunière at the Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe!
2,000 figures ready for their close-ups at toy exhibition in Ikebukuro – and oh, admission is free!
Japan: one of the few countries in the world where married couples must have the same surname
