Getting real with Vtubers Vtuber fans usually enjoy interacting with Vtubers via text during livestreams by posting comments. On exceptional occasions, like Hololive’s Holo x…

Virtual reality technology, already a staple of science fiction literature, continues to be a popular theme in manga and anime. Works like Accel World or…

From The Tsubaki Forest, reproduced with permission from Jeremy Rubier “The Tsubaki Forest” is a new short film by the talented Jeremy Rubier, a French-born director,…

Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Interview Date: May 2021) Here’s an interview with Hiroyuki Goto,…

Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Interview Date: April 2021) Ryohei Suzuki, the star of Fuji…

in September 2020, to much fanfare and anticipation from fans, COVER Corporation (CEO: Motoaki Tanigo) announced the launch of hololive English, an all-girl VTuber group…

“After corona, we have entered a period where the role of architecture must consider how the place and humans can be connected.” (Architect Kengo Kuma)…

For students all over Japan, March is the month of graduation. With the ongoing pandemic, many students have been unable to have mass graduation ceremonies,…

“I think I found myself in this land” Last month, the Hokkaido Tourism Organization unveiled a new video on their official website, Good Day Hokkaido….

Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. Alice Hirose, the star of Fuji TV’s Thursday night drama…

Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Interview Date: January 2021) Here’s an interview with Ken Murase,…

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Softbank’s iconic commercial series featuring the Shirato family headed by Otosan, a man in a dog’s body as father, wife Masako (Kanako Higuchi) daughter Aya…

Arielle Busetto, JAPAN Forward Matt Alt has lived and worked in Japan since 2003. With the insight and expertise learned on the floors of companies…