As fans of Love Live! Sunshine!! are aware, the series takes place in the real-life city of Numazu in Shizuoka, Japan. Thanks to Sunshine!!, the city has had a lot of new visitors, and has paid tribute to this new interest by recently installing custom …Read more »
Back in February, Rurouni Kenshin author Nobuhiro Watsuki was officially fined for possession of child pornography. He ended up having to pay a total of ¥200,000 (about $1,845), but did not face any jail time as a result. Now Jump SQ. is here with news …Read more »
We reported back in November that Nobuhiro Nishiwaki, the creator of popular manga Rurouni Kenshin, was facing charges on possession of child pornography. Now it’s been reported that Nishiwaki has been officially fined to the tune of ¥200,000. At the current exchange rate, that’s $1,865. …Read more »
You know those arcade machines where you deploy a claw to fetch a tempting toy—and almost inevitably come up short? It turns out you never had a chance—if you were playing at one of a few arcades in Osaka, anyway. A company that maintains crane …Read more »
According to Yomiuri Shimbun, Nobuhiro Watsuki—the 47-year-old manga artist behind hit series Rurouni Kenshin—is facing charges for possession of child pornography. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department pressed charges on November 21, and the case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office. Following up on the …Read more »
Ichita Yamamoto is a member of the House of Councillors and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. On Sunday he appeared on a political talk show called Shin Hodo 2001, to discuss a recent murder case. Body parts of nine different victims were found in …Read more »
Park Jung-hyun, an editor at publisher Kodansha formerly in charge of the popular manga Attack on Titan , has been arrested in connection with the death of his wife, who the police suspect he killed. Park had made inconsistent statements about the death of his …Read more »
Warning: minor Yuri on Ice spoilers. Yuri on Ice was the undisputed king of the fall 2016 season, with both its romantic storyline and beautiful animation captivating fans in Japan and abroad. Praise was also lavished on the series for its realistic portrayals of human …Read more »
Saw this coming a mile away. Over 700 players of Pokemon Go in Japan have been cited by police for traffic violations since the launch of the game last month, according to Tokyo Reporter. Pokemon Go? More like Pokemon Stop, amirite? The total number of …Read more »
Kill Me Baby voice actress Ai Takabe will not be prosecuted for cocaine use and possession, says Tokyo Reporter. The report follows news that the anime actress and pin-up idol was arrested in November for use of the drug, which is illegal in Japan. The …Read more »
For the first time, a Japanese court has ruled computer-generated images can be considered child pornography, sentencing a creator of such images to a one-year prison term, says Tokyo Reporter. The court rejected the defense’s claims that the works were art and simply representations. Akashi …Read more »
Here’s a cheery story to start your holidays off right. News is making the rounds on Japanese social media of a Twitter user who used the service to make death threats to fans of the anime series Love Live! . The user, whose account is …Read more »
New Hampshire parents are raising concerns after a "death note" book was discovered at Nashua High School North, naming 17 students with citations of how they wronged the anonymous author and the dates and times in which they allegedly would die. The notebook was of …Read more »
Haven’t had the chance to write a headline that weird in a while. So this is what went down: an Australian man named Daniel Kelsall, who in April was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison for murder, was sentenced again this week …Read more »
“My fond feelings for the characters turned into jealousy.” That was the reason given by 22-year old college student Ikuya Otaki, who threatened to bomb an opening-day screening of the latest Pretty Cure film on Twitter. The student was arrested in Tokyo August 5. Otaki …Read more »
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