Twins Hinahima director Iizuka Naomichi explains why generative AI could help create valuable opportunities for workers in ...

Blackboards in Japan are typically filled with equations and kanji characters. But a group of elementary school graduates in ...

From Satoshi Kon tributes to indie gems, this year's Niigata International Animation Film Festival continues its dedication ...

March 3 marks the annual festival called "Hinamatsuri," or Girls' Day, in Japan. Murakami City in Niigata Prefecture, along the Sea of Japan, was once a castle town. Currently, it is showcasing ...

MYOKO, Niigata Prefecture--This mountain city is known as the training site for Aoyama Gakuin University, a powerhouse in the annual New Year’s Hakone Ekiden long-distance relay road race.

TOKYO -- March is a major month for Japan's anime industry. Last weekend, the warrens of Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood ...

UONUMA, Japan >> More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Feb. 9, ...

Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s Look Back won the grand prix at the third Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) on ...

TOKYO -- March is a major month for Japan's anime industry. Last weekend, the warrens of Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood hosted the 12th annual Tokyo Anime Award Festival, whose boastful theme ...