May 16, 2012
TOTTORI--Tottori Prefecture, home of top-class manga artists including the creators of "Gegege no Kitaro" and "Detective Conan," will host a manga event in Tokyo's Akihabara "Electric Town" district on July 1, officials said.
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May 16, 2012
The 4th J-Pop Summit Festival, an annual convention dedicated to Japanese pop culture in San Francisco, will be held on Aug. 25-26, organizer New People Inc. announced.
May 15, 2012
All-female idol group Momoiro Clover Z, anime creator Makoto Shinkai and many others were added to the list of special guests at this year's Japan Expo taking place July 5-8 in...
May 15, 2012
The hugely successful Dragon Quest franchise will release a multiplayer online game for the first time this summer.
May 15, 2012
A spectacular display of wisteria is entrancing visitors to the Byakugoji temple in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, by day and night.
May 14, 2012
An art exhibition dedicated to manga artist Hirohiko Araki featuring his original illustrations and artwork will be held in late July in Sendai and in Tokyo in late October, it has been revealed.
April 19, 2012
The award-winning film “The Kid With a Bike,” now showing in Japan, was inspired by a real-life story in Japan involving an unwanted baby who grew into a teenager living a life of crime.
May 10, 2012
Chicken meatball (“tsukune”) covered in sweet soy sauce is a favorite among young and old. But it can turn hard and dry when it cools.
November 12, 2011
OGASAWARA ISLANDS--With its listing as a World Natural Heritage site, the Ogasawara island chain has faced an inevitable surge in tourists--and among them visitors lacking basic common sense.