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Want a PS5 Pro through Sony Store Japan? You’ll need at least 60 recorded hours on PS4 or PS5, a Japan-registered Sony account, and then hope a lottery picks your name.

JetSynthesys, an Indian digital entertainment and technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan’s MIXI, Inc. The two companies will explore working together in India on video gaming, esports, digital entertainment and marketing.

My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected: Yui Vol. 3 leads this week’s Oricon light novel ranking with an estimated 7,517 physical copies sold in Japan. A Tale of the Secret Saint Vol. 13 follows just 383 copies behind at No. 2. Meanwhile, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Vol. 13 climbs…

Beginning with Godzilla (1954), the Japanese film industry has repeatedly returned, at steady intervals, to the spectacle of giant monsters laying waste to the archipelago. From the outset, the kaiju film offered more than destruction as entertainment. It provided a framework for confronting a deeply political and unresolved question: how should Japan respond to an…

Hoshi in the Girls’ Garden Vol. 5 entered the weekly manga ranking at No. 1 with an estimated 117,276 physical copies sold in Japan. Seven of this week’s Top 10 titles are new entries, creating a major reshuffle from the previous chart. Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 50 followed at No. 2 with 60,339…

Torimonogatari, the latest novel in NISIOISIN’s MONOGATARI series, takes No. 1 in this week’s Oricon light novel ranking with an estimated 7,632 physical copies sold in Japan. WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT, Part 1 moves down to No. 2 with 3,930 copies, while a new short-story collection from Though I Am an Inept Villainess enters…

Creative industries are a source of economic growth, contributing to the U.S. dominance of digital platforms and its service export surplus. At the same time, they are also part of broader digital ecosystems and long-term international influence, as competition over global audiences and information space intensifies. As Japan moves to strengthen creative industries as a…

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Towering lanterns, traditional balancing skills, and a special anime collaboration make this an unforgettable Japanese festival experience.

OPINION / VIEWPOINT What an outrage! Japan’s Defense Ministry is using manga to sell militarism to children