6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (25+ words) HONG KONG -- Beyblades, a customizable spinning top toy first released by a Japanese toymaker in 1999, have taken Hong Kong by storm this year, giving...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (26+ words) MANILA -- The world of Japanese anime recently made its presence felt in a big way in the Philippines as thousands of fans gathered for Cyber E's first...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (162+ words) Nikkei Asia International artists find more opportunity in Japan's anime industry Share of foreign staff doubles in 3 years, helping build global network Anita Kim's love of anime brought her from Russia to Japan, where she now works as an animator....

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (23+ words) TOKYO -- Though anime and other Japanese content continue'to enjoy great popularity worldwide, a deep dive into recent soft power data shows the count...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (28+ words) TOKYO -- When Yuji Takahashi, the CEO of the AI chatbot startup meltly, met with a U. S. venture capital executive in a Tokyo office building, he was g...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (275+ words) TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu is promoting the popular Opanchu Usagi character, a forlorn pink rabbit who first gained traction on social med Itochu eyes IP leap with social media character Opanchu Usagi Japanese trading house to turn popular pink…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (281+ words) TOKYO -- Even though it's not a currency, one thing in Japan has recently gained'an exchange rate. It's a sticker which girls and women go crazy for. I Japan's sticker trading craze spans from girls to mothers Unique "exchange rate" introduced…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (459+ words) TOKYO --Japan and MUFG Bank seek to encourage lending as an optionto fund major movies bycreating a common standard for financial institutions to e Japan taps MUFG Bank to unlock lending for making global hit films Common standard for assessment…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (259+ words) TOKYO -- Japan looks to promote its content industry by helping other countries form legal frameworks and train personnel for protecting intellectual Japan to help Southeast Asia fight digital piracy using foreign aid Tokyo seeks to stem losses from bootlegs, boost…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (359+ words) TOKYO -- Shueisha, the Japanese publisher behind popular manga titles like "One Piece" and "Demon Slayer," is looking to offer more works in multiple 'One Piece,' 'Demon Slayer' publisher Shueisha boosts multilingual manga Japanese company releases weekly manga content in 9 languages…...