SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — Japanese influence is seen throughout California and it’s growing exponentially when it comes to anime and gaming. In the heart of Old Town in San Diego, a little corner shop named ...

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If, as journalist Jeff Yang said, the locus of pop culture in Asia shifted from Japan to Korea in the last ten years, how did Japan lose the throne? Japan’s pop culture dominance is hurting, and not ...

In the anime industry's early days, production materials were considered disposable and diehards would raid the garbage bins ...

On May 2, Osaka Comic Con 2025 kicked off with a grand Opening Ceremony at INTEX Osaka. As fans flooded the venue in anticipation of seeing celebrities share the same stage, the energy was palpable.

Chika Takai moved from Tokyo to Atlanta as a student, later becoming a dancer and DJ for the Atlanta Hawks. When Megan Thee Stallion’s viral 2024 hit “Mamushi” was released, listeners were surprised ...

Interest in manga and anime surged during lockdown. Unlike other pandemic trends that have come and gone, this one seems to be sticking around. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Esteban Alducin-Borges was ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Kawaii Kon returns with the double amount of attendees. Kawaii Kon is an annual three day event that includes celebrities and other Japanese pop-culture memorabilia. “Last year we ...

This year’s theme, “Rewind,” invites attendees to reflect on the personal impact of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture. The guest list includes voice actors and actresses such as Elise Baughman, ...

Host clubs, where young male staff "pamper and flatter" female guests, are "booming" in Japan. Some 21,000 male hosts work at 900 of these lucrative establishments but opaque prices for drinks and a ...