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Back in 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French president Francois Hollande agreed to organize an event called Japonismes 2018 to celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and France. From July through February of next year, Paris is to host a showcase …Read more »
If you follow general Japan news, you know the country held an election this weekend. While here in the real world, it looks like Shinzo Abe will keep his job as prime minister for the time being, pollsters Charapedia used the opportunity to ask readers …Read more »
This week Japanese anime news site Anime Anime held a cool double poll: in one, it asked its readers to choose their favorite Gundam series, and in the other, their favorite non- Gundam robot series. Now, the question Anime Anime specifically asked was “what robot …Read more »
The Next Generation Patlabor: Final Battle in the Capital is the final chapter of a series based on a well-remembered but not especially famous 90s anime series which was viewable only via limited theatrical release or seven Blu-rays retailing about $60. It’s also the direct …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki, director of films like Spirited Away and The Wind Rises , has never shied away from sharing his political views, and this week’s move by the recently-retired filmmaker is no exception. Miyazaki has joined the leadership of a fund that opposes the relocation …Read more »
A bizarre bit of news hit the net a few days ago when a man decked out in Pikachu T-shirt and hat and carrying a stuffed Pikachu decided to jump the fence of the White House – on 9/11, no less. He was promptly accosted …Read more »
A follow up on our story about the manga controversy last week - and a fresh new controversy. As you may recall, a manga called Imoto Paradise 2 , which contained themes of incest, was designated as an adult title by the Tokyo government last …Read more »
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso caused a bit of a stir last week when he was found… buying manga? Yes, Taro Aso. The same Taro Aso who’s a self-confessed anime and manga fan, was caught reading Rozen Maiden in an airport back in 2011, …Read more »
When the first part of this latest Ghost in the Shell reboot was released in the summer, it left the series with a lot to improve on. Happily parading the visual tropes of the series, it unfortunately forgot to actually add any substance of its …Read more »
Miyazaki’s latest film, The Wind Rises , has been playing in Japanese theaters for about a month now, and opinion has been... mixed, let’s say. Some of it is directed at the film itself. Is the story, focused on the life and struggle of Jiro …Read more »
I don't follow politics, and I don't know how to play mahjong, but I'm a huge fan of Legend of Koizumi , an unlicensed title about world political leaders playing mahjong. Hideki Ohwada re-imagines our world leaders not as feeble old men, but as super-manly …Read more »
The mega hit Demon Slayer was recently brought up . . . by the current Japanese prime minister during budget committee. According to Japanese site grape, working on reports from Asahi Shimbun, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan member Kenji Eda was talking with newly appointed …Read more »
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