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Ghibli Park Is Getting a New Nausicaä Area
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (434+ words) News & Opinion Entertainment Anime & Manga Ghibli Park is set to expand once again with a new indoor facility inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s post-apocalyptic classic Ghibli Park in Nagoya is getting another expanded themed area, and this time, fans will be…...
Upcoming Anime and Manga Events in Tokyo in August 2026
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (251+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Entertainment Anime & Manga Looking for an anime event to nerd out at? We’ve got you covered for the month of August. Check out these upcoming anime-themed pop-up shops, cafes and art exhibitions in our list…...
Mystery Writer Keigo Higashino Dies Aged 68
2+ week, 31+ min ago (241+ words) Tokyo Weekender Mystery Writer Keigo Higashino Dies Aged 68 The esteemed author was best known for the novel The Devotion of Suspect X Esteemed mystery writer Keigo Higashino died of colon cancer on July 22. He was 68. His publisher, Kodansha, announced the…...
New Gundam Anime 'RG XARX-ZERO' Announced for 2027
2+ week, 3+ day ago (728+ words) Japan Life News & Opinion Anime & Manga Plus, a devastating pear theft and this year's first kokushobi In this week’s news roundup, we look at the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO series. A Fukuoka farmer is hit by a second…...
Human Vapor Netflix Review: Does This Toho Reboot Lose Its Japanese Soul?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (716+ words) Tokyo Weekender Human Vapor Review: Netflix Japan and South Korea Resurrect a Tokusatsu Classic If you heard that a movie by the director of the original Godzilla based on a story by a Star Trek writer starring two Akira Kurosawa…...
Inside Kazuo Ishiguro's Cinematic Universe
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (803+ words) Books & Literature Entertainment Movies & TV Revisiting the Nobel Prize-winning novelist’s screen adaptations ahead of Taika Waititi’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ The latest filmmaker to attempt an adaptation is Taika Waititi. Sony just released the first trailer for Klara and the…...
Inside the NHK Travel Show Where Cats Show You Across Japan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) Entertainment Movies & TV Travel Though Iwago tends to stay behind the camera, his presence is palpable — in nearly every episode, you can hear him offscreen, saying, “Ii ko da, ii ko da [good boy/girl]” in his signature soothing voice....
Chokochilla Wins Sanrio's 2026 Happilina Friends Competition
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (387+ words) News & Opinion Entertainment Chokochilla was crowned the winner of the Happilina Friends project Sanrio has just officially named Chokochilla — a strawberry-loving chinchilla with a strawberry-shaped beret and pink ears and tail — as the winner of its 2026 Happilina Friends competition. The…...
Pompompurin Wins 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) News & Opinion Entertainment Pompompurin continues his two year reign Sanrio’s beloved beret-sporting golden retriever Pompompurin has been crowned as the winner of the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking. © 2026 SANRIO CO., LTD. Copyright Sanrio Co., Ltd. The winners were announced at Pacifico Yokohama,…...
Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke Returns in New Kabuki Adaptation
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (492+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Art & Culture Entertainment Anime & Manga Movies & TV The acclaimed animated film will be brought to the kabuki stage in a traditional theatrical production Studio Ghibli’s beloved masterpiece Princess Mononoke is being adapted for the kabuki…...