Shonen Jump Theme Park to Open in Tokyo

Shonen Jump Theme Park to Open in Tokyo

  • May 19, 2013 | No Responses

  • On July 11th, Shonen Jump will use their respectable amount of intellectual property the way it was always meant to be used: By opening a theme park.

Recovery Continues Two Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Recovery Continues Two Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake

  • Mar 11, 2013 | No Responses

  • Two years may have passed and the worst of it may be over, but the earthquake’s fallout will linger on for quite some time.

NEW PEOPLE Travel: A Cool Site for Cool People

NEW PEOPLE Travel: A Cool Site for Cool People

  • Feb 15, 2013 | No Responses

  • The site’s cool, the people interviewed for it are cool, and you’re cool (probably), so find out more about NEW PEOPLE Travel!

Sate Your Appetite with Kuroko’s Basketball Chocolate Bars

Sate Your Appetite with Kuroko’s Basketball Chocolate Bars

  • Feb 5, 2013 | No Responses

  • Would you give these Kuroko’s Basketball chocolate bars to your Valentine?

Light Up with the Studio Ghibli Zippo Collection

Light Up with the Studio Ghibli Zippo Collection

  • Jan 4, 2013 | No Responses

  • Zippo lighters featuring characters from popular Studio Ghibli films, including My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke and more featured online.

Madoka Magica’s Mami Tomoe Gets School Uniform Version Figma

Madoka Magica’s Mami Tomoe Gets School Uniform Version Figma

  • Dec 31, 2012 | No Responses

  • Though her magical girl form has been released already, Mami Tomoe’s new figma is in her Mitakihara Junior High school uniform.

‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano Meets Doraemon in Latest Toyota Commercial

‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano Meets Doraemon in Latest Toyota Commercial

  • Dec 28, 2012 | No Responses

  • Actor/Director “Beat” Takeshi Kitano (Battle Royale, Zatōichi) has been starring in a series of Toyota commercials in Japan as the reincarnation of Sengoku-era warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Naruto, Dragon Ball and One Piece Featured in Upcoming Theme Park

Naruto, Dragon Ball and One Piece Featured in Upcoming Theme Park

  • Dec 18, 2012 | 3 Responses

  • Next summer, Bandai Namco Group will be opening an indoor Shonen Jump theme park based around Weekly Shonen Jump’s many manga characters and locations.

Japanese Remake of ‘Unforgiven’ Gets Trailer, Stars Ken Watanabe [Video]

Japanese Remake of ‘Unforgiven’ Gets Trailer, Stars Ken Watanabe [Video]

  • Dec 13, 2012 | No Responses

  • Ken Watanabe will be starring in a Japanese remake of classic Clint Eastwood western Unforgiven, entitled Yurusarezaru mono.

The Sweet Scent of ‘Kuroko’s Basketball’ Gets Bottled as Perfume

The Sweet Scent of ‘Kuroko’s Basketball’ Gets Bottled as Perfume

  • Dec 11, 2012 | One Response

  • Nescre, the company which previously created scents based on the characters from One Piece, is at it again with Kuroko’s Basketball perfumes.

Yotsuba’s Cute Robo-Box Danbō Advertises Universal Classics

Yotsuba’s Cute Robo-Box Danbō Advertises Universal Classics

  • Nov 14, 2012 | No Responses

  • Danbō stars in stop-motion animated ads for ‘Jaws’ and ‘E.T.’

2013 J-Pop Summit Festival and SF Japan Film Festival Dates Announced

2013 J-Pop Summit Festival and SF Japan Film Festival Dates Announced

  • Nov 13, 2012 | No Responses

  • The annual J-Pop Summit Festival held in the Japantown district of San Francisco will be returning for its fifth consecutive year during the weekend of July 27-28, 2013.