Maybe you’re an expat who sinks into nostalgic reverie upon finding your favourite childhood chocolate bar on a visit back ...

Since it's release, “Ne Zha 2,” an animated blockbuster loosely based on Chinese mythology has racked up a staggering $1.4 ...

About Anime Central Anime Central (ACen) is the largest anime, manga and Japanese popular culture convention in Chicago and the Midwest. Anime Central 2025 will take place from May 16-18 at the Hyatt ...

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. One such initiative ...

Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating complaints of unfair practices in the anime industry. Animators in Japan join productions as freelancers, prompting investigations into low wages and ...

At first, the creators of the ice cream tried to make it with a dolphin theme, but it turned out to look like the color of a spotted seal. Note: As in the Japanese text, a soft serve ice cream is ...

TOKYO – A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio has dropped his appeal and accepted the court’s penalty, a lawyer and local media said on ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Jujutsu Kaisen will have its own stage at Anime Japan 2025 on March 23. The stage will run from 10:55 to 11:30 JST with a runtime of over 30 minutes. The upcoming JJK movie, covering Hidden ...

MANILA, Philippines — Basic Energy Corp. got a boost for its plan to build a P5-billion wind farm in Batangas province with Japan-based Renova Inc. now officially on board as its partner.