3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (832+ words) Tokyo Gap-Financing Market selects 24 projects for 2026, including eight from Japan, five animations and a new Frontières genre showcase. The Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) has announced the 24 feature projects selected for its seventh edition, which will take place from October 28 to…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (407+ words) TOMORROW X TOGETHER member Beomgyu is expanding his activities in Japan beyond music to include broadcasting, digital content and fashion, raising his local profile. TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Hueningkai) proved their strong local popularity by topping major…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (430+ words) Annoying loser ‘Tony’ ruins everything: Movie review Students react to Flock cameras at University Oaks Union censures SA Fire Chief Segregation deep in the heart of Texas Mayor’s DHS letter does nothing After a grueling week of con crunching, geeks…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (258+ words) Sep 11, 2026 at 11:00am ~ Oct 05, 2026 at 8:00pm The LISA × MINISO Global Pop-Up Tour arrives in Tokyo, opening at Omotesando Hills from September 11 to October 5 with new collaboration products, immersive themed spaces, and exclusive shopper rewards. The pop-up introduces new collaboration products, including the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (53+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Entertainment Movies & TV The immersive Q Liminal experience brings the internet-born horror phenomenon to Sunshine City for 10 days in September When: September 11–20, 2026 Time: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (last admission 5:30 p.m.) Where: Sunshine City Exhibition Hall…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (211+ words) It takes special skill for a crime writer to keep a reader engaged despite revealing the perpetrator of the crime halfway through the book. This is the case with Twilight in Musashino. Then again, the author Seicho Matsumoto is no…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (563+ words) Hayato Date reveals that he prioritized making Naruto successful in Japan rather than changing the anime to satisfy international audience preferences. Team 7 appears in the original Naruto anime directed by Hayato Date (Image via Studio Pierrot) Naruto director Hayato Date…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) The discussion was prompted by a Japanese article which argues that late-night isekai anime is a "format for the global market." Another reason for the isekai boom is simply that making already popular novel series into anime is the safest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1045+ words) This audio is generated by AI, so pronunciation and expressions may not be fully accurate. The narration is only in English. Alongside a leafy road near Yotsuya Station, a building stands out from its neighbors with its forest green facade…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (517+ words) NEW YORK - Anime NYC, the largest event on the U.S. East Coast showcasing Japanese anime and related culture, opened in New York on August 20, drawing large crowds of fans and cosplayers, with about 150,000 visitors expected over its four-day run. The venue…...