Share Sep 25 Alleged Manga Pirate site manager caught in the Philippines deported back to Japan Last July, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration arrested a 28-year-old male named Romi Hoshino. Hoshino is also...Read More
Share Oct 4 Japanese government may soon kill its arcade industry with new tax increase While arcades have been dying out (or already dead) in most countries, Japan’s arcade industry is...Read More
Share Jul 23 So, you can now watch outdoor movies in Japan… inside a bathtub We all know that the Japanese really love their baths. And in the searing heat of...Read More
Share May 2 Japan develops an actual Transformer robot designed by the original Gundam mecha designer In the world of cutting-edge robot technology, Japan may be #1 in the world. After all,...Read More
Share Feb 9 Real Japanese high school life isn’t like what you see in an anime, a viral tweet reminds students It’s already February, which means that in Japan, Middle School students are now preparing to enter...Read More
Share Oct 18 Japan or USA? World’s first ‘Giant Robot Duel’ finally happens! After all the hype, all the development and upgrades, the trash talking between both sides, USA’s...Read More
Share Nov 30 J.K. Rowling gets blown away by Japanese fan’s anime-style Harry Potter fanart When senpai notices you, sometimes, you can’t help but jump for joy, but what if you’re...Read More
Share Mar 1 Japanese school that will teach cosplaying, being an idol, illustrating doujinshi, and more, to open in Akihabara Akihabara is the epicenter of many aspects of Japanese subculture, from cosplay to anime, and everything...Read More
Share Oct 26 The Heroic Legend of Arslan gets mixed reactions from its country of origin, Iran Iran is modern day Persia, which of course is the setting which inspired Yoshiki Tanaka and...Read More
Share May 6 Man in Canada imprisoned for child pornography, most of which are from Japanese anime Thanks to a student finding his USB thumb drive filled with “sexually explicit images drawn in a Japanese...Read More
Share Apr 29 [Video] President Barack Obama thanks Japanesse Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for anime and manga Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan is currently in the United States for a state visit...Read More
Share Apr 12 This is not a harem anime, this is real life as a lone boy becomes the ONLY male student in an all-girls school In harem anime or manga, it is pretty common to find a lone boy being the...Read More
Share Mar 11 American animator in Japan says working in anime is not as glamorous as you might think If you watch the ongoing anime about making an anime, Shirobako, you might get an idea...Read More
Share Nov 15 Weird, wacky, and wonderful chalkboard artworks from classrooms in Japan show plenty of talent No matter where they are in the world, kids will always write, draw, or express themselves...Read More
Share Oct 7 Lotteria introduces realistic burger USB sticks In the tradition of Japan‘s weird fast food merchandise, Japanese fast food franchise Lotteria is challenging...Read More
Share May 23 Tokyo’s infamous ‘Sailor Suit Old Man’ to have a special lecture in Waseda Juku Cram School Hideaki Kobayashi, also known as the “Sailor Suit Old Man”, has become quite the internet sensation...Read More