Japanese animation studios take record $2.34bn as sector booms
Features such as ‘Suzume’ and ‘The Boy And The Heron’ proved a significant contributor. Source: Japanese animation studios take record $2.34bn as sector booms | News | Screen
As A Lifelong Godzilla Fan, I Just Went To A Monster Show In Tokyo And Have So Many Thoughts
I’ve seen all of the best Godzilla movies, and hell, I even got my 7-year-old son into the King of the Monsters when I took him to see Godzilla Minus One in the theaters. So, it was a great pleasure … Continued
J-Pop Stars Pump up the World’s Largest Projection Mapping Show at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
A meteoric J-pop duo with a huge global following has pitched in to boost the world’s largest projection mapping show and help illuminate midsummer nights in Tokyo. Source: J-Pop Stars Pump up the World’s Largest Projection Mapping Show at the … Continued
‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ tops stellar $16m at Japan box office
The Japanese anime has broken into the top 10 of the year to date after just three weekends on release. Source: ‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ tops stellar $16m at Japan box office | News | Screen
‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza’ Kaku Kento, Takeuchi Ryoma Unveil Trailer
Leading Japanese star Kaku Kento confirmed his starring role in ‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” Amazon MGM Studios’ live-action adaptation of the hit Sega video game. Kaku joined co-lead Takeuchi Ryoma at the San Diego Comic-Con for a reveal of the … Continued
Hiroshima sauce maker turns to AI to create new tastes
Sauce is key to the flavor of “okonomiyaki,” a kind of pancake which is a specialty of Hiroshima in western Japan. A sauce maker there is using AI technology to digitally analyze tastes and reduce its product development time. Source: … Continued