6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (53+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Entertainment Movies & TV The immersive Q Liminal experience brings the internet-born horror phenomenon to Sunshine City for 10 days in September When: September 11–20, 2026 Time: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (last admission 5:30 p.m.) Where: Sunshine City Exhibition Hall…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (716+ words) Tokyo Weekender Human Vapor Review: Netflix Japan and South Korea Resurrect a Tokusatsu Classic If you heard that a movie by the director of the original Godzilla based on a story by a Star Trek writer starring two Akira Kurosawa…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (435+ words) How a plastic bucket prototype transformed into a 13-million-selling franchise If you’ve ever stepped inside a Japanese arcade, you’ve likely heard the thunderous boom of drumsticks striking a giant drum, accompanied by an incredibly cheerful, high-pitched voice shouting, “Don-Don Don-Katsu!...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (803+ words) Books & Literature Entertainment Movies & TV Revisiting the Nobel Prize-winning novelist’s screen adaptations ahead of Taika Waititi’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ The latest filmmaker to attempt an adaptation is Taika Waititi. Sony just released the first trailer for Klara and the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (421+ words) Tokyo Weekender Akihiro Miwa, Japanese Chanson Icon and Ghibli Voice Actor, Dies at 91 The trailblazing performer who challenged gender norms was best known for the ballad 'Yoitomake no Uta' On Sunday, the agency of Akihiro Miwa announced that the legendary…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (492+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Art & Culture Entertainment Anime & Manga Movies & TV The acclaimed animated film will be brought to the kabuki stage in a traditional theatrical production Studio Ghibli’s beloved masterpiece Princess Mononoke is being adapted for the kabuki…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (522+ words) News & Opinion Entertainment Anime & Manga After nearly nine years on the Odaiba waterfront, the landmark statue will end its display On May 15, Bandai Namco announced at the Gundam Conference SPRING 2026 that the Life-Sized Unicorn Gundam Statue in Odaiba, Tokyo, will…...

4+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (429+ words) In Wakura Onsen, one of the region’s best-loved seaside hot spring towns, a small but meaningful symbol of recovery has quietly reopened its doors Local kindergarten children were invited to become the footbath’s very first visitors. Sitting beside Pokémon statues…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (493+ words) Gaming Museums & Exhibitions On summer solstice, 2026, a group of unusual games will gather in the hills of Tama City, on the outskirts of Tokyo. These games are made by indie creators working solo, or in small teams. Why do we…...