The Story of Japan's Most Hated Woman
Japanalysis -- Oct 27
Kawahara Miyoko, AKA "Mrs. Noisy" / 騒音おばさん is infamous in Japan. She is known for being the most annoying neighbour you could possibly live beside.
Netflix called out by anime fans for using AI to address 'labor shortage'
unilad.com - Feb 05
Netflix Japan has come under fire after claiming to have used artificial intelligence to help create anime programmes.
Out of Context Gross-outs (Spoilers! NSFW!) | Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
Netflix Anime - Feb 04
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
#6 Mina (TWICE) | Instagram Influencer
News On Japan
Mina Myoi (名井 南) is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is one of the three Japanese members of the K-Pop girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.
#7 Kiko Mizuhara | Instagram Influencer
News On Japan
Kiko Mizuhara (水原 希子) is an American-born model, actress, singer and designer who has lived in Japan since childhood. She started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine.
オンラインカジノの危機到来？
newsonjapan.com - Feb 02
2022年5月に発覚した、山口県の補助金の誤送問題がきっかけで一躍話題になったオンラインカジノですが、まさにこの事件を機に危機を迎えています。
#8 JOJI | Instagram Influencer
News On Japan
Joji is a Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Osaka. His father is Australian, and his mother is Japanese.
#9 SHOTARO ショウタロウ / 쇼타로 | Instagram Influencer
News On Japan
Shotaro became the second Japanese member of K-Pop band NCT, after Yuta, in 2020. Fans say his squinting smile resembles a sea otter. One of his special skills is tooth whistling.
Boy Created A World Where He Has 7 Girls As His Servant
Anime Explained - Jan 31
In this "romantic comedy but sometimes serious magical school story," life as Arata Kasuga knows it is wiped out by a bizarre incident known as "Collapse Phenomenon," which causes worldwide destruction and takes his cousin Hijiri Kasuga to the next world.
#10 Kento Yamazaki | Instagram Influencer
News On Japan
Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人) made his acting debut in 2010 after he was scouted on his way home from a soccer match during third year of junior high school.
A Guide to Kabuki in February 2023 (Kabuki-za & Hakata-za)
Kabuki In-Depth - Jan 30
A slower month of kabuki, but with some notable highlights, including Nizaemon XV's isse ichidai, Takanosuke's memorial performance for his late father, and an excellently cast Sannin Kichisa.
He Accidentally Kissed By Random Girl, Turning Him Into A SS Rank Magician
Anime Explained - Jan 30
Takeshi Nanase is an ordinary high school boy who has a somewhat dark past. Due to certain circumstances, he formed a "fake" couple with his childhood friend Kurumi Isoshima, but otherwise, he lives a normal life.
Odd Carpenter | Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
Netflix Anime - Jan 30
When you need your room soundproofed, only the weirdest of carpenters will do.
A Boy Is Adopted Into A Girl Only Dormitory...
Anime Explained - Jan 27
Nagumo Koushi. His house burned down on his birthday. His father has never had a job and a single dollar behind him.
Prime Video Producing ‘The Silent Service,’ Amazon’s First Japan Movie
onlinewiki.in - Jan 26
Amazon’s Prime Video is in production on “The Silent Service,” which will mark the streaming platform’s first original movie in Japan.
Hollywood's skewed view of Japan
Nikkei - Jan 25
As a keen martial arts practitioner, I was eager to watch the 1984 movie, "The Karate Kid," when it was released.
