In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...

Imagine walking through Tokyo at night, where the streets come alive with vibrant anime projections. From March 15 to 23, Naka- Ikebukuro Park in downtown Tokyo was a hub of excitement as spectators ...

The global hit anime “Demon Slayer” (known in Japan as “Kimetsu no Yaiba”) is approaching its conclusion. The final story arc will be released as a movie trilogy, with the first installment premiering ...

Legendary Japanese animator and director Shigeki Awai (also known as Shigenori Awai) has passed away at the age of 71. The news was confirmed by the Anime News Centre on March 19, and since then, ...

the very first TV anime produced by legendary anime studio, BONES, is streaming officially outside of Japan for the very first time. The series was released in celebration of the studio's 25th ...

Anime does fish-out-of-water stories like no other. Case in point: InuYasha, the story of Kagome, a high school girl transported from modern-day Tokyo back to feudal Japan. Along the way ...

The Japanese Yen drifts lower against the USD for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. Concerns about Trump’s trade tariffs and a positive risk tone undermine the safe-haven JPY. The ...

TOKYO, - Japan's Nikkei fell to a six-month low on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's sharp losses overnight, but it trimmed most of the losses by the close as U.S. stock futures rose. The Nikkei ...

A 22-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by a 42-year-old man on a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. about 300 meters south of JR Takadanobaba ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:50 JST, March 11, 2025 (updated at 17:00 JST) An emergency call was made to the police at around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday reporting that a woman had been stabbed by a man with a knife ...

TOKYO—The Japanese economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the October-December period, sending an unwelcome sign of fragility as the trade outlook darkens. Japan’s real ...

Crypto prices slid. Corporate bond sales were scrapped. Wall Street’s fear gauge and a key measure of credit risk surged. And Treasuries rallied, pulling yields down steeply, as they took on the ...