Sibling animation studios MAPPA and Contrail produced an anime short titled "Kikasete Hoshii Kimi no Koto" (Tell Me About Yourself), which started streaming on the official YouTube channel of Tokyo's ...

From Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle to 2024's best anime series Frieren Beyond Journey's End, there are plenty of anime ...

Over the years, anime has overcome a series of obstacles: from the mundane pressures of limited budgets to natural disasters. It was even weaponised to serve Imperial Japan’s propaganda machine. Here ...

On Mar 28, 2025, Japan's first AI anime, Twins Hinahima, was released nationwide. As already mentioned, the anime used artificial intelligence as its central means of animating. The anime was only ...

lives a unique population of Japanese macaques, commonly known as snow monkeys. These primates have captured the fascination of tourists and researchers alike, thanks to their extraordinary behaviour ...

The US military presence in Japan: Trump falsely claimed that the US has a deal with Japan in which the US defends Japan, spending “hundreds of billions of dollars” for that purpose ...

In a twist that’s caught even seasoned anime fans by surprise, one of 2025’s breakout hits didn’t originate from the bustling animation hubs of Japan, but rather it comes roaring out of China.

(CNN) — In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder ... where culinary delicacies can be eaten against the backdrop of a snow-capped, active volcano. Morioka is perhaps most famous for ...

In contrast, most modern-day Japanese anime often stick to a familiar formula — whether in storytelling techniques or animation styles. Much of the industry appears to rely on a proven template ...

Osaka, Japan (CNN) — At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the ...

Most resorts have posted a couple of inches of snow in the past 24 hours and more is on the way. Expect to see some off and on snow get squeezed out by the mountains as moisture moves in from the ...