San-X will release new character merchandise for Tarepanda, Kogepan, Afro Ken, and Nyanko. These items will include a big ...

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

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OpenAI's ChatGPT has an image generator that creates Studio Ghibli style memes, but fans of animator Hayao Miyazaki are protective of his work ...

FEW celebrities have faced such a public fall from grace as Michael Jackson.  The King of Pop went from the biggest musician ...

In just a few years, Apple TV+ has amassed a decent selection of original movies, but where it’s really excelled is ...

Below, we explain when Infinity Nikki goes down for maintenance ahead of version 1.4 and when it’ll come back up with the new version using a variety of time zones to help you out. Since the game will ...

The building once served as a fire department and later a department store, with quirky touches like dressing rooms turned ...

Pop Mart's Labubu dolls are no exception. The doll, which looks like a creepy child with a big head, sharp teeth and big eyes wearing fuzzy footy pajamas, is sure to garner mixed reactions. But it's ...

Almost four years later, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), Japanese Breakfast’s fourth ... She knew she wanted to write a “creepy” album with an “eerie palette,” something that ...

Fujii: There are characters in the game based on Japanese myths, like Kanata, who is inspired by Amaterasu. There are other characters like that. We can't go through them one by one, but Japanese ...