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Man gets death for Japan animation fire that killed 36
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/01/2024
» KYOTO - A Japanese district court sentenced a man to death for setting a fire that killed 36 people at Kyoto Animation studios in 2019 in one of the country's biggest mass-murder cases in recent history, Kyodo News and local media said.
Chinese disinformation fuels anger over Fukushima water
Published on 31/08/2023
» In Guangdong province, on China’s southern coast, a woman posted a photo of a boxed-up Japanese-brand air-conditioner that she planned to return in protest. In southwestern China, the owner of a Japanese pub posted a video of himself ripping down anime posters and smashing bottles, saying he planned to reopen the business as a Chinese bistro.
Streaming giants battle for anime supremacy
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» TOKYO - From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of the entertainment sector's hottest and most lucrative mediums: anime.
Spooks and kooks on a Japanese island
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» Most Japanese schoolchildren know the kappa as a trickster who looks like a cross between a frog and a turtle with an indented head. If you're not careful, it could drag you into the river to drown. The tengu, identifiable by its bright red face and long nose, lurks in the woods. Beware of the tanuki, a supernatural variation of a raccoon dog, for it may make a fool of you when it crosses your path.
Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon cars make image U-turn
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» TOKYO: Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character - a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman - emblazoned on both sides.
From sharing site to anime giant, Crunchyroll marches forward
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» TOKYO - Once a semi-legal sharing site, Crunchyroll is now a streaming giant credited with helping Japanese anime transform from a nerdy subculture into a lucrative global industry poised to conquer new markets.
Japan's hardcore train fans accused of going off the rails
AFP, Published on 25/03/2022
» TOKYO - Crowding, confrontations and full-on attacks. Japan's many train fans are mostly mild-mannered enthusiasts passionate about the country's famed rail system, but a small group is gaining surprising notoriety.
Potential suspect critical after Japan clinic fire kills 24
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» TOKYO: A man seen by police as a potential suspect in a deadly fire at a Japanese mental health clinic was in a critical condition on Saturday, reports said, a day after the blaze claimed 24 lives.
27 feared dead in Osaka fire
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» TOKYO: Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze swept through a commercial building housing a mental health clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, fire officials said.
Gawky teen star wins new fans for Japan's 'game of generals'
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» TOKYO - Shogi, the Japanese chess variant known as the "game of generals", is enjoying a wave of popularity in its homeland thanks to a gawky teenage prodigy with a rock-star following.