It is a graduation season, and it is also time to express the students’ gratitude for those who support them such as their family, partner, friends, classmates, and professors for making it through all over the several years. This…

On May 27th, an itasha gathering event, “ARC Championship Ⅴ” will be held at Okuibuki Motor Park (Okuibuki Ski Site). Itasha is refereed to cars which have decals of fictional characters of anime, manga or video game. Itai…

It is already a new year here in Japan. 70000 people celebrated the New Year in the countdown at the scrambled intersection in Shibuya, Tokyo. Happy year of the dog!

Lawson is a convenience store franchise chain in Japan. The store originated in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, but today exists as a Japanese company. Lawson’s holiday selections are amazing. From the character holiday cakes to party festivity foods…

“Kawaii Monster Cafe” in Harajuku, Tokyo will be serving special Christmas dishes for a limited time this winter! The theme of the dishes is “poisonous cuteness”, and there will be lots of unique foods! “White…

This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Ramen Expo USA in Austin, TX. The Ramen Expo USA is an event designed mainly for different businesses in the Japanese ramen industry to create ties and relationships among one another. A…

The 2018 SXSW Music Festival has just revealed the first round of showcasing artists, of which four bands are from Tokyo, Japan. Running from March 9th through 18th this year in Austin, TX, SXSW presents its participants all sorts of…

J-POP SUMMIT 2017, one of the world’s biggest Japanese pop culture events, announces another exciting year with a diverse line-up of Japanese ramen chefs, sake producers, and food and drink vendors to be featured on Saturday, September 9th…

I can’t believe that it’s been already one month after AX 2017. Time flies. Lara is the great cosplayer and she shot the AX report video for us. She made Touka and Chun-Li costume for AX this year. Enjoy her AX report video!…

J-POPSUMMIT 2017 ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ARTISTS AND OTHER KINETIC LIVE PERFORMERS The San Francisco Bay Area’s Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event Presents Anison Singer May’n, Kendama Performers Zoomadanke, Vogue-Inspired…

Visiting a foreign country that you’ve always dreamed about is definitely an amazing experience, especially when it’s your first time. The excitement really does take hold of you, but don’t forget to step back and make sure that you are…

JAPAN CUTS, North America’s premiere showcase for new Japanese cinema, returns for its 11th installment July 13-23 to serve up a slice of the best and boldest films from Japan never before seen in NYC with special guest filmmakers and…

Have you ever dreamed of being surrounded by lots of fluffy foxes? Apparently, Japan got the perfect place for those fox lovers. It’s called Zao Fox Village, which is a zoo where over a hundred foxes are free-roaming in an enclosed area.…

“If you follow me…If you do exactly as I say…No questions asked…If you take my thoughts…and you make them your own…I’ll show you the way. I’ll give you what you crave. I’ll transform you. I’ll rename you. I’ll teach you power over fear.…

Modern Japanese music has habitually been reckoned as rather a niche than anything mainstream in the western music world. Yoko Ono had her time, but after almost 3 decades she is still portrayed as the Asian woman who led the Beatles to…