An unfortunate reality in Japan is that recently groping and sexual harassment incidents on trains or train platforms are not an uncommon topic to see…

For the last three days, the Makuhari Messe convention center in a suburb of Tokyo was swept by a magnificent maelstrom of creativity and enthusiasm…

Japanese amecomi (American comics) fans woke up yesterday to news that C.B. Cebulski, Marvel’s newly appointed Editor-In-Chief, admitted to having used the pseudonym Akira Yoshida…

Gift-giving customs in Japan runs deep. Whether it be within the workplace, a wedding, or the importance of wrapping the gift itself, there are many…

Comic Market, or Comiket as it is often called, is Japan’s largest comic convention. Convention-goers are known to turn train stations in war zones with…

Whether it’s collaboration fan-art with popular Japanese animation and comic series One Piece, or an Ukiyo-e rendition of the Marvel Civil War, there have been…

Every summer in Japan, fans from all over Japan (and even the world) gather to attend the world’s largest fan-made comic (doujinshi) fair, Comic Market,…