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Ultimate guide to Ghibli Park: attractions, restaurants, shops, tickets, free areas and more Everything you need to know, including tips and hacks, to…

November 2022

An old/new work by Ito Junji, master of horror manga
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March 2022

Anime (and manga, of course) can be so heavily stylized that a lot of fans end up forming a fantasy version of Japan in their heads that doesn’t square…
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February 2022

Iwasaki Taisei is the lead composer and arranger on the soundtracks for BELLE, a visually stunning new film with beautiful music from Hosoda Mamoru…
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July 2021

Japan, and Tokyo in particular, are veritable meccas for retro game lovers. One of these dedicated game collectors has managed to buy every single…
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I've always said you should stay away from crane games. In my first book, Tokyo Geek's Guide, I wrote the following regarding game centers (i.e. game…
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A very interesting piece about anime director Hosoda Mamoru whose latest film, Belle, has just screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Mamoru Hosoda has…
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June 2021

This is a very interesting article that recently appeared in Publishers Weekly…
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March 2021

A recent survey by insurance company Daiichi Seimei Hoken asked 3,000 kids aged six to 18 what they wanted to be when they grew up. Until now, popular…
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February 2021

With the recent digital release of a bunch of composer Hiroyuki Sawano’s amazing anime soundtracks—including a physical vinyl release for his music that…
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January 2021

Professional cosplayers in Japan might soon see laws change that involve their line of work. According to Anime News Network, the Japanese government is…
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The recent launch of a new manga devoted to tennis player Naomi Osaka offers another chance to consider the way Black characters are portrayed in…
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