Prime Video is bringing a chilling new Japanese thriller to your screens called Human Specimens that will adapt Kanae ...

TOKYO: The character "kuma" – meaning bear in Japanese – was chosen as "kanji" of 2025 following a year defined by a surge in ...

The Japanese public has chosen the Chinese character for "bear" as the kanji that best represents 2025. The selection follows ...

Japanese Minister Kimi Onoda's old social media posts have resurfaced. She declared her exclusive attraction to 2D anime and ...

The kanji for “bear” (熊, kuma) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said ...

ALBAWABA - A 25-year-old Japanese woman has gone viral after "marrying" Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist from the hit Sega video ...

Monster Hunter x Sgt Frog keychains are headed to Bandai Namco gashapon machines in Japan later on this month.

For those trying to understand Japan’s plummeting birthrate – which some fear could eventually lead to Japanese people ceasing to ...

From Sanrio characters to starry-eyed idol singers, it’s no secret that kawaii (“cute”) culture is huge in Japan. Whole museums and theme parks have been dedicated to the concept of kawaii. Heck, it’s ...

The ‘oshikatsu’ phenomenon may involve cartoon characters and pop idols but is worth billions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A closer look at Japan’s maximalist web design shows how cultural values and practical needs create an online world richer ...

With the film set as Japan's official Oscar submission, Lee Sang-il discusses the 15-year journey behind his kabuki epic, ...