Hailing from Harajuku, Japan, the popular affordable fashion brand WEGO is known for its street culture vibe, blending vintage styles, Y2K trends, and anime-themed "ita-bags." This year, the brand eve ...
The "Usagi Rap" from the first theatrical anime film, "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island", has been an absolute sensation! Not only was its animation outstanding, but the song itsel ...
Bandai's wildly popular card game, UNION ARENA, just dropped its "BOOSTER PACK BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Vol.3" on September 11, and with the anime's hype train still running at full steam, play ...
Sanrio's beloved character, Pompompurin, just snagged first place at the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking last weekend! This marks his second consecutive win and an incredible fifth overall championship ...
Fifteen years after it first aired, the landmark anime series *Puella Magi Madoka Magica* is back in the spotlight with its new film, *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising*, whi ...
If you're into Japanese pop culture, the name Enako probably rings a bell. This wildly popular cosplayer has been absolutely crushing it lately, dropping albums and even running her own YouTube channe ...
Kentaro Ito, the voice actor for Renji Abarai in the currently airing anime series BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict. His agency, Mausu Promotion, announced on its official website on th ...
Manga artist Uoto, widely celebrated for works like "Chi: On the Movement of the Earth" and "100M," took to his X account on the 11th to announce his brand-new serialized work, "Hallucination Meat" (t ...
STRICT-G, the official Gundam fashion brand, has a sub-brand called "STRICT-G JAPAN" that consistently offers consumers fresh choices by blending traditional Japanese culture and art into its products ...
Japanese star Riho Yoshioka has been absolutely crushing it lately, not just with her hit TV dramas but also making waves internationally with film appearances like a cameo in "Transformers: Rise of t ...
Premiering in July, the TV anime "Yanineko," based on the manga of the same name, has garnered significant attention and praise from fans. The series offers a brutally realistic and gritty portrayal o ...
After parting ways with his former agency Johnny & Associates in 2023, idol-turned-executive Hideaki Takizawa launched his own talent agency, TOBE, as its president, continuing to expand his business ...
The manga Junket Bank (Janketto Banku), created by Ikko Tanaka, has won over a legion of fans with its high-stakes gambling battles featuring a banker-slash-gambler protagonist. Back in March, an anim ...
If you've ever gone treasure hunting for Japanese goods online, you're probably familiar with the secondhand marketplace Mercari. But recently, Japanese users stumbled upon something truly bizarre: a ...
McDonald's Japan commercials are always a hot topic on social media, and their latest ad is no exception, bringing back the now 46-year-old Yuri Ebihara. Her timeless looks immediately transported man ...
SQUARE ENIX has announced a brand new collectible card series, "SQUARE ENIX GALLERY CARDS" (スクウェア・エニックス ギャラリーカード). The first release will be a Final Fantasy 40th Anniversary commemo ...
After numerous delays that kept fans waiting for nine long years, LEVEL5's latest football game in the Inazuma Eleven series, "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road," finally hit the market last November. Toda ...
Korean cinema chain Megabox is bringing back two classic "Digimon Adventure" films to the big screen! They're re-releasing the 1999 animated movie "Digimon Adventure: Born of Koromon" and the 2000 th ...
Japanese band Do As Infinity has once again graced the stage of THE FIRST TAKE, this time delivering a fresh, single-take rendition of "Fukai Mori." Released in 2001, this track is one of the iconic e ...
Japanese publisher Gakken Holdings' "Gakken Mook" series often releases books focused on subculture and fashion for younger readers, and their unique bonus appendices are always a hit. They've recentl ...
