One Piece executive producer Tetsu Fujimura mapped out the massive growth of Japanese IP in a TIFFCOM keynote today, advising that while many of the big properties may already be licensed, attention ...

The Japanese government has made a formal request asking OpenAI to refrain from copyright infringement (as reported by ITMedia). This comes as a response to Sora 2’s ability to generate videos ...

A few years ago, in 2020, during the pandemic, I started exercising in the only space I had: my living room. No gyms. No studios. Just a yoga mat and free YouTube workouts. Over the course of a year, ...

Top Japanese girl band AKB48 have released a single created using AI, after it proved more popular with fans than a rival song written by famed J-pop producer Yasushi Akimoto. As part of a songwriting ...

It's no secret that walking is wonderful for the body and mind. Walking is one of the simplest forms of exercise, but also offers a host of health benefits — from improving cardiovascular health and ...

TOKYO — A Japanese convenience store chain has pulled its handmade rice balls, also known as onigiri, from shelves after employees were caught faking expiration dates. Ministop, which has more than ...

Japanese agency SOVA has apologized for using a name and logo similar to EVERGLOW’s. Earlier on August 10, allegations were brought up online regarding similarities in the group name as well as the ...

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died following injuries sustained on the same card, though in different fights, on Aug. 2. Kotari, 28, battled to a draw against a solid ...

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), listens to a question from a journalist at the LDP headquarters, on the day of Upper House election ...

Subaru is the latest Japanese automaker to announce it will “re-evaluate” its EV plans. The company is rethinking its strategy with slowing sales and a potential multi-billion-dollar hit from Trump’s ...