Teenage girl fulfills dream of going on date with Godzilla
A 13-year-old girl from Japan has finally achieved her dream of going on a date with the fictional monster Godzilla thanks to a local variety show.
Let’s-a go! Super Mario to make theme park debut in Japan next year
A real-life “Super Mario” game — where players jump to collect coins — and a “Mario Kart” ride will open next spring at Universal Studios Japan.
Tomita Kosei, original ‘Doraemon’ voice actor, dead at 84
Legendary Japanese anime voice actor Tomita Kosei, who originally voiced Doraemon in 1973, died of a stroke on September 27 as reported by his agency. Tomita Kosei was 84. His career, which started in 1963, includes high profile anime titles such as Lupin The Third, Detective Conan, Cowboy Bebop, and Astro Boy. He has also […]
Entire building with bars, restos staffed by porn actresses to open in Japan
An entire building filled with bars and restaurants staffed by adult video (AV) actresses is set to open in Tokyo, Japan—and yes, social-distancing measures will be in place. Soft on Demand, Japan’s most prominent adult video production and distribution company, will be opening a five-floor complex dubbed as a “theme park for adults” on Oct. […]
The best whisky in the world is… Canadian!
Available in Canada, Alberta Premium Cask Strength — that’s its full name — is one of Alberta Distillers’ flagship spirits.
Anime streaming sites taken down due to Japan’s new copyright laws
It’s a sad time for otakus everywhere with their beloved streaming sites being shut down following the revision of Japan’s copyright laws. Japan’s parliament has enacted some modifications to their piracy laws in an effort to support the country’s content creators and entertainment industry. According to the law, offenders can face legal charges for downloading […]
Luffy to finally become Pirate King? ‘One Piece’ manga set to enter ‘final arc’
Hit Japanese manga “One Piece” is seemingly set to end Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates’ journey as they are now set to enter the “final arc.”
Tatcha to launch its new cleanser on ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
The Japanese beauty brand is launching its newest product via “Tatchaland,” a virtual pop-up island in “Animal Crossing”. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”, the seventh installment in the “Animal Crossing series”, debuted on Nintendo Switch on March 20 and became a runaway lockdown hit thanks to its whimsical worldbuilding among cuddly anthropomorphic animals and wholesome pursuits, […]
ONE OK ROCK’s Toru Yamashita tests positive for COVID-19
On July 28, fans of the Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK were given the update they’d least want to read about: a member of the band had caught the new coronavirus disease or COVID-19. In an official statement posted by the band’s management, Amuse Inc., it was announced that Toru Yamashita, ONE OK ROCK’s […]