Japan’s popular anime industry continues its growing trend. In 2017, for the first time ever, the anime market broke through the ¥2-trillion mark....
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As people in Japan look forward to the annual Boy’s Day celebration on May 5, the Koinobori Matsuri — or carp streamers festival —...
In 2016, Seibu Railway released a series of posters, which it displayed inside its trains and on platforms. An instant hit, they have become so...
The MoominValley Park in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, opened on March 16, attracting fans including the author of this article and his 18-year-old son who were...