2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (324+ words) By SHUHEI NOMURA/ Staff Writer April 24, 2026 at 17: 11 JST Although fictional in the popular soccer "Captain Tsubasa" manga, protagonist Tsubasa Ozora has landed a real-life contract with'Sports-Biz Co. , a company that manages more than 60 athletes. The sports management company announced on…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (102+ words) By TAKUMI TERUI/ Staff Writer April 18, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Essam Bukhary, center, who runs two companies producing manga, anime and game content in Saudi Arabia, gives a speech at the Cool Japan Public-Private Partnership Platform awards ceremony in Tokyo in March....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (68+ words) April 17, 2026 at 15: 52 JST The Tokyo District Court on April 16 found the'operator of a website offering "spoiler" articles about the plots and scenes from movies and anime guilty of violating the Copyright Law. [Read More] Kyoto film park reopens with nighttime…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (405+ words) By NOBUO FUJIWARA/ Staff Writer March 21, 2026 at 07: 00 JST A flower left on top of a public telephone on Feb. 21 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward (Nobuo Fujiwara) Tourists lined up along a main street in Tokyo's famed Jinbocho book town on a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (34+ words) INTERVIEW/ 'Ghost in the Shell' creator: Humans the threat, not AI" INTERVIEW/ 'Ghost in the Shell' creator: Humans the threat, not AI By SHOKO MIFUNE/ Staff Writer March 15, 2026 at 07: 00 JST...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (392+ words) March 14, 2026 at 12: 47 JST Ryo Yoshizawa, back, winner of the best leading actor award, embraces presenter Ryusei Yokohama in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 13. (Pool) Kabuki film "Kokuho" (National Treasure) took home top honors in 10 categories, including best picture, at the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1029+ words) March 6, 2026 at 18: 58 JST Publishing giant Shogakukan Inc. is facing mounting criticism after its Manga One app knowingly hired an author found civilly liable for sexually assaulting a former student, allowing him to publish new work under a different pen name....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (278+ words) By YOSHIKATSU NAKAJIMA/ Staff Writer February 21, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Pirated Japanese manga, anime and other content caused about 10. 4 trillion yen ($67. 8 billion) in damage in 2025, with the digital sector taking the hardest hit, an industry ministry survey showed. About 5. 7 trillion yen of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (323+ words) By MEIKO KAWANISHI/ Staff Writer January 17, 2026 at 07: 00 JST "If you're interested (in the displays), I would like you to seek out and watch the featured films themselves, too," said anime director Goro Miyazaki, who supervised the update. A media preview…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (94+ words) December 25, 2025 at 18: 24 JST Japan's anime industry relies on freelance animators, who often work for low wages and face precarious labor practices. (Provided by the Nippon Anime and Film Culture Association) A new government probe has exposed deep frustration among the…...