Studio Ghibli is opening a Zen exhibition in Kyoto, running October 3 to December 6, 2026, at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art. Built around The Boy and the Heron, it traces back to a book of dialogues between producer Toshio Suzuki and three Zen monks. Here is what Zen actually is, and the surprising things it shares with Ghibli's films.
The first theatrical trailer for Sekiro: No Defeat is here. We break down the hand-drawn 2D look, the story of Wolf and Kuro, the no-AI pledge, Ryuichi Sakamoto's theme song, and how (and where) the rest of the world can watch it on Crunchyroll.
Nintendo's stock has fallen more than 50% since its August 2025 peak, even after a record fiscal year. We unpack why, for an overseas investor audience: the Switch 2 price hike, a softer FY27 outlook, and how Nintendo stacks up against US gaming names like Roblox, Take-Two, and EA.
Sony Pictures is investing $100M in Cosm, the Sphere-like immersive dome where Dodgers fans watched the World Series as if standing on the field. Here's the deal, the tech, and why Japanese baseball fans already know the place.
Konami has sued in California over the leaked Metal Gear Solid 2 source code that surfaced on 4chan. The real target: the anonymous leaker. We break down what leaked (9/11-era cut scenes, a phantom Wii port), why Konami is suing, and how it stacks up against past game-industry leak responses.
A free Pokemon footbath opened in May to help quake-hit Noto recover. Less than two months later, three of its seven statues (Vaporeon, Psyduck and Gyarados) are damaged, and one has prompted a police report. A look at what happened and how Japan is reacting.
Ado has signed with WME, the agency behind Billie Eilish and Bruno Mars. From her 500,000-fan Hibana world tour to headlining Zipangu in LA and Lollapalooza in August, here's how Japan's faceless superstar is going global.
A new Higurashi: When They Cry TV anime was announced on the franchise's 20th anniversary. The full original cast returns, with Studio DEEN back after 20 years. We unpack the split Japanese reaction-joy and unease alike-plus where to stream overseas.
MAPPA's June 19 anniversary stream is over. A Chainsaw Man mobile game, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4, an October date for Ranma 1/2, and two new Netflix anime. We check last week's betting card to see how the predictions held up.
The most-used referee whistle at the World Cup comes from Molten in Hiroshima. The story of how the Valkeen was built to cut through 100,000 fans and vuvuzelas, and the surprising company behind it.
Sunrise (Gundam) and Shaft (Madoka Magica) are co-producing their first-ever anime together. With only a cryptic color script and a five-day countdown to a June 23 reveal, Japanese fans spent five days trading theories. The answer: an adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's manga Fool Night.