Cool Japan
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 ...
May 12, 2012
The 1970s smash hit TV anime series “Space Battleship Yamato” is back.
May 12, 2012
"Beelzebub," a manga series by Ryuhei Tamura, was selected as the best manga of the year in the boys' manga category at the 2012 Prix Mangawa awards in France, the organizer...
May 11, 2012
Heavy metal band X Japan won the Best International Band award at the Revolver Golden Gods Award Show in Los Angeles last month.
May 11, 2012
Japanese hardly need an excuse to party. Witness the tens of thousands of festivals held each year. For many people, the mere mention of matsuri triggers childhood memories of...
May 08, 2012
The city of Kyoto will host the first Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair in September.
May 07, 2012
"Akira" creator Katsuhiro Otomo will make a guest appearance at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International convention.
May 07, 2012
Takaki Yamamoto is rooted in the past.
May 05, 2012
The casual clothing retailer Uniqlo took another step in its effort to develop beyond its threads as a no-nonsense retailer of cheap fashion with the launch in March of a line...
May 02, 2012
NAPLES--“Naporitan” spaghetti, which was created in Japan after World War II, has been exported to its namesake Italian city for the first time, although don't expect to...
May 01, 2012
Popular sci-fi anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and samurai sword masters are teaming up for an exhibition running from July 14 to Sept. 17 at a museum in Okayama Prefecture.
May 01, 2012
For the sixth straight year, manga artist Naoki Urasawa has been nominated in the Best Continuing Series category at the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Comic-Con...
April 30, 2012
For traditionalists, Japanese lacquerware consists of wooden trays and bowls in somber red and black.
April 30, 2012
Six animated shorts from Japan are in the running at Animafest Zagreb 2012, which will be held on May 29-June 3 in the Croatian capital, the festival organizer announced.
April 28, 2012
The Indie-AniFest festival, dedicated to promoting animated works created by students and independent artists in South Korea, is now touring Japan.
April 28, 2012
TOTTORI--A 570-million-yen ($7 million) museum designed specifically to protect fragile sculptures during their fleeting existence has opened here.
April 27, 2012
OSAKA--Naoaki Nakagawa likes nothing better than the "hunt." But the only things he actually "shoots" are passenger jets as they take off and land at airports around the nation.
April 27, 2012
"Moyashimon Returns," a sequel to the "Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture" animated TV series that aired in 2007, will debut in July on Fuji Television Network Inc.'s "noitaminA" ...
April 26, 2012
“An ingredient is ‘in season’ when it is fully prepared and telling us, ‘eat now,’ ” says Kimio Tomura, owner of a Japanese restaurant who believes 80 percent of...
April 26, 2012
"Starship Troopers: Invasion," a full-CG animated film and sequel to the 1997 live-action sci-fi action epic "Starship Troopers," will hit cinemas nationwide on July 21, Sony...