Toys and figurines from vending machines, packaged in plastic capsules and known as gacha gacha in Japan, have become costlier in the country, with the average price up 15% from two years ago. (Nikkei)

An overview of the difference between Edo (Tokyo) and Kamigata (Kansai) kabuki, and a look at the meaning of some upcoming performances by some of the main actors from Kamigata: Kataoka Nizaemon, Nakamura Ganjirō IV and Nakamura Senjaku III. (Kabuki In-Depth)

The samurai are often admired for the idea that they all adhered to honorable morals and virtues, yet in reality, the culture of the samurai was often one of brutality, cruelty, and oppression. (The Shogunate)

Sekibayashi is a popular wrestler with the crowd on his side. (Netflix Anime)

Netflix's new Japanese comedy-drama series Let's Get Divorced has received a ton of love from fans and is continuing to get favorable reviews from critics. (sportskeeda.com)

Roland appears as the legendary host of Kabukicho in the Korean talk variety show "Coco's Dangerous Story: Japan", which focuses on the adult industry in Japan. (Netflix Japan)

Director Kore-eda Hirokazu is back with his first Japanese-language film in five years with Monster, written by Sakamoto Yuji - a rumination on our limited perception of the lives of others. It's also a movie that seems to channel a bit of Kurosawa Akira's Rashomon. (Unseen Japan)

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda said he did not want to focus on sexual identity in portraying the relationship between the two schoolboys at the centre of his latest film, “Monster.” (Reuters)

In this video, we take a look at the journey of Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII since he took this prestigious name late last year, and the performances he has lined up for the rest of the year. (Kabuki In-Depth)

A brand new 3D action game based on the popular anime and manga, Tokyo Revengers, is coming to the Nintendo Switch. (mynintendonews.com)

The Japanese internet has an abundance of dark and unsettling content within it. Among Japan's most infamous threads, often called a creepypasta, is known as "リアル," Simply the word "Real." (Sakura Stardust)

Written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka, the massively popular Japanese-style romance light novel "My Happy Marriage" is published by Kadokawa on its Fujimi L Bunko imprint and has also been adapted into a manga by Rito Kohsaka. (Netflix Anime)

Japanese comedian Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, who was the first Japanese to advance to the finals of the popular British audition program "Britain's Got Talent", held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Friday. (NOJ)

Kabuki fans can again buy reasonably priced tickets to see one act of the traditional Japanese drama at a theater in Tokyo. (NHK)

A theme park in Tokyo based on the Harry Potter movies was shown to the press today, ahead of its opening to the public on Friday. (globalconstructionreview.com)

George is excited to visit Japan for the winter snow festival! (Curious George Official)

Simon Cowell Loves It Japanese Girl Group Avantgardey BLOW The Judges Minds On America's Got Talent 2023 (Got Talent Global)

The legendary DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai manga and anime arrives as an exhilarating action RPG! (DRAGON QUEST)

The 2023 International Tokyo Toy Show, one of the largest toy trade fairs in Japan, opened at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center Thursday. (The Japan News)

In a move that could ripple across both art and AI communities worldwide, Japan has declared that using datasets for training AI models doesn't violate copyright law. (decrypt.co)

Influencer marketing is one of the best ways for international brands to enter the Japan market. (newsonjapan.com)

Just as THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film passed the sixth-month mark in theaters in Japan over the weekend, Toei announced today that the basketball film has also passed 10 million tickets sold – only the 23rd film to do so in Japan ever. (crunchyroll.com)

Taehyung's sudden departure for his overseas schedule has surprised ARMY. Fans are still wondering what Taehyung is up to at the moment. ( D'AMY)

Ten-year-old Maholo Terajima Ghnassia loves watching anime and playing baseball. He likes making beats and whisper ASMR. And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition. (DTNext)

Know Your Enemy: Japan is an American World War II propaganda film about the Japan's aggressive war directed by Frank Capra, with additional direction by experimental documentary filmmaker Joris Ivens. (TRNGL)