Japan’s government continues to position anime and related media — including film, games, manga, and music — as a strategic core industry. Under its revised Cool Japan initiative, the national goal is ...

Anime is no longer a niche market, but rather quite the contrary. Japanese animated works are currently experiencing an ...

Despite the impact of the pandemic, Japan’s anime industry would seem to be in a state of rude health, according to figures in the Anime Industry Report 2022, an annual survey that has been conducted ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Rhythm games are a unique product of the video game world that combines music with gameplay. If ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

Sony is accelerating its pursuit of anime and manga properties for live-action adaptation, with executive VP, creative ...

Japan arena returns to Shillong's Cherry Blossom Festival, showcasing art, anime, cosplay and cuisine. The event enriches ...

The innovative theatrical film that requires audience members to interact with it via their smartphones has earned more than $5 million at Japan's box office: "The audience gets even more engaged with ...