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One Piece began in 1997, and its one hundredth volume will go out on September 3. Japan is in the mood to celebrate, and One Piece is getting all sorts of ways to enjoy the milestone, including having 100 One Piece taxis in Tokyo. Japan’s …Read more »
Kyoto Animation arsonist Shinji Aoba received the death penalty in January 2024, appealed it right after, dropped his appeal on January 27, 2025, and then days later his defense moved to override his withdrawal. Now Japanese paper The Mainichi reports that a source they trust …Read more »
Anime producer Kouichirou Itou has received his final sentencing. He had been charged with rape, plus breaking laws related to child prostitution and child pornography. He will receive four years behind bars. Prior to his arrest, Itou was mainly known for producing Makoto Shinkai movies. …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn of the passing of composer Michio Mamiya, who died of pneumonia late last year. He was 95 at the time of death, and his family has already held both a vigil and funeral for …Read more »
There is another twist in the case of Shinji Aoba, the convicted Kyoto Animation arsonist who was sentenced to the death penalty for murdering 36 people and injuring 32 more. Aoba and his legal team appealed the death sentence after he received it last year, …Read more »
People working at the Kyoto District Legal Affairs Bureau are supposed to be upholding the law, not breaking it. But an employee recently filed a damage report, alleging that another worker physically assaulted him — over giving away spoilers for Oshi no Ko! According to …Read more »
With The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki just won his second Academy Award. But where is he keeping his Oscar statuette? Beginning today, it can be found at the Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse at Ghibli Park. The park is located in Aichi Prefecture, and Aichi …Read more »
Two Japanese movies were honored at the 2024 Academy Awards: The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One. Godzilla Minus One got the award for best visual effects, and upon getting back to Japan, the movie’s crew set up a press conference to talk about …Read more »
Overall Japan likes getting tourism for its anime and manga, but that doesn’t mean that some tourists can’t be annoying. A railway crossing in Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan is a major tourist stop for fans of Slam Dunk, and over the years some tourists have been …Read more »
The recent death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara has sent shock waves through the Japanese entertainment industry, according to Japanese news source The Mainichi Shimbun. Ashihara had publicly criticized the live-action adaptation of her manga Sexy Tanaka-san, saying Nippon TV had failed to keep its …Read more »
A ruling in the Kyoto Animation arson case is scheduled to happen tomorrow. Shinji Aoba, the defendant, has confessed to the arson, which killed 36 people and wounded almost as many. The prosecution is arguing for the death penalty, and the defense is trying to …Read more »
The trial of suspect Shinji Aoba, who has confessed to being behind the deadly Kyoto Animation arson that killed more than 30 workers, has reached a new point. After family members gave their opinions on what kind of sentence they’d want — with many, but …Read more »
Ghibli Park officially threw open its doors last year, but not all of the park was completed at the time. The section known as Mononoke Village is set to open on November 1, and the section known as Valley of Witches is supposed to start …Read more »
Sometimes people with disabilities have trouble getting and/or maintaining a job. But Shake Hands Sanjo-Karasuma, an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, makes the point of hiring people with disabilities to help make anime. Tomoya Sawada is the head of the company. All of this began …Read more »
Sony is coming out with the Access controller for PlayStation on December 6, and it’s meant to let people with a variety of disabilities be able to play video games. It’s able to do this because it comes in a kit where people can configure …Read more »
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