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Simona Stanzani translates manga into Italian and English, working with localization companies in Japan and publishers in Italy and elsewhere.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 27, 2026
Italian creatives find their niche in Japan
Inspired by early encounters with Japanese culture, Tokyo-based translator Simona Stanzani and illustrator Luca Tieri have put creative dialogue at the forefront of their careers.
In “Sakamoto Days,” former hitman Taro Sakamoto (Ren Meguro, center) has packed on the pounds and traded the underworld for a quiet life running a family convenience store, but his past catches up when a string of eccentric assassins come looking for him.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 16, 2026
‘Sakamoto Days’ is a faithful adaptation, rather than a good one
Yuichi Fukuda’s adaptation of a popular manga sticks closely to the source material, but after a strong start it runs out of steam long before the final showdown.
"WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3" is set in the "Patlabor" universe, but familiar characters of Special Vehicles Division 2 hardly appear.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 10, 2026
‘WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3’: The franchise’s melancholy, noir outlier
The black sheep of the “Patlabor” mecha franchise sidelines its robots for a 1970s-style paranoid thriller.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is restructuring for growth, leading to hundreds of job cuts across its film, TV and corporate divisions in the coming months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2026
Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in TV and film
The job cuts at Sony Pictures come amid a deep slump and existential crisis in Hollywood, which has faced setbacks, two labor strikes and the ongoing collapse of cable TV.
The “Detective Conan” franchise is based on Gosho Aoyama’s manga, which was first serialized in 1994 in the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday. Over the course of three decades, the film adaptations have become an annual box-office phenomenon.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2026
The curious case of a pint-sized sleuth’s box-office phenomenon
A Golden Week tradition for many, the “Detective Conan” blockbuster franchise has built a cycle of anticipation that keeps fans engaged year after year.
A young chimney sweep named Lubicchi (voiced by Yuzuna Nagase) is transported to a world that is stuck in time in “Chimney Town: Frozen in Time.”
CULTURE / Film
Mar 27, 2026
‘Chimney Town: Frozen in Time’: A visually rich sequel with a thematic wobble
The “Poupelle of Chimney Town” team is back with a more expansive sequel that trades industrial gloom for Ghibli-esque beauty.
Enamored with Western-style painting, Fujiko’s (voiced by Ami Toma) dream of becoming an artist leads her to Paris in “Samurai Ballerina: L’etoile de Paris en fleur.”
CULTURE / Film
Mar 19, 2026
‘Samurai Ballerina’ pirouettes through Belle Epoque Paris with uneven grace
Known for franchise hits and sci-fi anime, Goro Taniguchi takes a very different turn, sending two young artists from Japan to chase their dreams in early 20th-century Paris.
“One Piece” cast members (from left) Jacob Romero Gibson, Mackenyu, Inaki Godoy, Emily Rudd and Taz Skylar attend a Netflix fan event ahead of the show’s Season Two premiere.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 19, 2026
Fans find their crew in Tokyo as ‘One Piece’ sets sail again
Netflix brought the Straw Hat spirit to Tokyo with a celebration that drew devoted fans and underscored the live-action series’ global popularity.
A Doraemon & Friends tour exhibition in Bangkok last May. A single film cel of a Doraemon show is estimated to nab up to $2,500 during Christie’s first anime auction.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2026
Christie’s holds first anime-focused online auction
Movie posters, film cels and illustrations of iconic anime characters went under the hammer on Wednesday.
The Osaka High Court
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2026
Court rules KyoAni killer’s withdrawal of death sentence appeal was valid
After the defendant retracted his appeal in January, his lawyers filed with the high court to contest the validity of his decision.
A video posted by the White House featuring a graphic from Nintendo's Wii Sports video game.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2026
Japanese games and manga used in White House’s airstrike videos
The videos have been criticized for making light of deadly attacks.
Directed by Michael Arias at Studio 4°C, “Tekkonkinkreet” will be screened in Japanese cinemas for two weeks to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 13, 2026
Anime revival screenings are having a moment
With anime fans flocking to theaters to revisit classics like “Tekkonkinkreet,” “Jin-roh” and “Macross Plus,” nostalgia is proving good business.
Evan Call’s score for anime series “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” is built around European folk instrumentation with subtle orchestration choices that carry emotional weight.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 6, 2026
For Evan Call, every melody is a conversation
The “Frieren” composer builds anime’s fantasy worlds with folk-infused scores.
South Korean director Sasha Lee’s surreal film “The Popstar Water Deer and I” received the mid-length grand prize at this year’s Niigata International Animation Film Festival.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 5, 2026
Reeling from loss, Niigata’s animation festival refuses to fold
After losing key organizers and the death of its founder, the festival wasn’t sure it could go on. Instead of going dark, however, NIAFF rebuilt from scratch.
Visitors queue to visit statues of Pokemon characters displayed outside the Lotte World Tower in Seoul in April 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 28, 2026
New Pokemon titles mark 30 years for Nintendo’s hit franchise
The company will be releasing two new Pokemon games in 2027 for Nintendo’s Switch 2 console, called Pokemon Winds and Pokemon Waves.
Director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (left) and cast members Riku Hagiwara and Miyu Irino attend a press conference to promote the movie "A New Dawn" at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 18.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2026
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya emerges as anime’s new auteur with ‘A New Dawn’ in Berlin
A handcrafted debut blends tradition, reinvention and ecological urgency on the international stage.
In "character counseling," an anime character acts as a guide through sessions, which may make it easier for young people to open up.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2026
Researchers test whether anime can be used for therapy
A research team is testing “character counseling” as part of a larger project to develop new methods for addressing the difficulties young people face.
A visitor snaps pictures of art pieces exhibited at the Academy Museum's 'Ponyo' media preview in Los Angeles on Thursday.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 13, 2026
Oscars museum dives into world of Miyazaki’s ‘Ponyo’
Dozens of drawings, storyboards and other elements created for the film and gifted to the Los Angeles institution by Miyazaki’s world-famous Studio Ghibli are going on display.
Sparks fly as swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki forges a katana blade with a mechanical hammer at his workshop in Misato, Saitama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2026
‘Artists of steel’: Japanese swords forge new fanbase
Despite the rapidly shrinking population of blademakers in Japan, their fine steel swords known as katana are amassing a new generation of fans, particularly younger women.
Visitors at the Tokyo Game Show 2025 held in the city of Chiba in September. The government has set a target of boosting annual overseas sales of Japanese content such as anime and video games to ¥20 trillion by 2033.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2026
Japan to boost aid for video games and anime as new pillar of growth
Placing the content industry as a new pillar of economic growth, the government set a target of boosting annual overseas sales to ¥20 trillion by 2033.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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