Culture
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‘One Piece’ statues serve as symbol of Kumamoto Pref. quake recovery
Fans of manga series “One Piece” are flocking to Kumamoto Prefecture to see statues of characters fr...
August 2, 2022
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Japanese manga artist Hagio inducted to U.S. Comic Hall of Fame
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Moto Hagio has been inducted to the Hall of Fame for the Will Eisner Co...
July 24, 2022
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Dragon statue unveiled in Kochi Pref. town
KOCHI — A statue of a dragon character from “Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime” (Belle) was unveiled Friday in...
July 23, 2022
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Manga brings young rebel samurai leader to life
In 1335, two years after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate government, a rebellion was staged by re...
July 22, 2022
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French animated film ‘Le Sommet des Dieux’ comes home to Japan
The late Jiro Taniguchi’s manga adaptation of a novel by Baku Yumemakura has been turned into an ani...
July 19, 2022
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KyoAni survivors’ experiences inform fire evacuation guidelines
Evacuation guidelines created using lessons learned from the deadly 2019 arson attack on the Kyoto A...
July 18, 2022
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Life-size Gundam in Yokohama reboots
YOKOHAMA — The Gundam Factory Yokohama (GFY) reopened Saturday following a two-month closure for req...
July 17, 2022
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Female-police-officer-turned-mangaka successfully delivers inside story
For a long time, I didn’t rate this popular manga very highly — “Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushu.”...
July 15, 2022
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Popular Japanese manga series ‘Golden Kamuy’ shines at special exhibition
Fans of “Golden Kamuy” are likely feeling a little down after the popular manga series recently ende...
June 17, 2022
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‘Kotoba no Kemono’ is a gripping modern variation on classic short novel
When I heard of a manga about a person transforming into a tiger, I was immediately reminded of Shot...
June 17, 2022
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Manga ‘Berserk’ to resume magazine serialization despite creator’s death
The manga “Berserk” will restart in a magazine soon, according to an announcement Tuesday by its pub...
June 7, 2022
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Mizuki manga exhibit a big hit in France
A retrospective commemorating the centennial of Shigeru Mizuki’s birth was held in Angouleme, France...
May 26, 2022
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‘Darwin’s Incident’ ponders right to life in unique setting
The right to live as a human being is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of Japan. I ...
May 20, 2022
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New ‘Thermae Romae’ anime makes splash on Netflix
A bathhouse architect from ancient Rome accidentally time-travels to present-day Japan and learns ab...
May 20, 2022
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Tokiwaso museum hosts Otomate game exhibition
An exhibition featuring the works and items related to Otomate, a popular brand of romantic video ga...
May 20, 2022
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