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Paris Olympics stars go viral in Japan for doing “no MTX” runs and giving off City Hunter vibes
Air pistol medal winners Yusuf Dikec and Ye-ji Kim are trending on Japanese social media too, with manga character comparisons & fan tributes.
Undertale’s Toby Fox writes new song for Hololive Vtuber
Game creator Toby Fox, known for Undertale and Deltarune, has written a brand new song for Hololive VTuber Hokushou Marine.
Kadokawa Group plans its recovery after the June cyberattack, Niconico services to resume
Kadokawa Group has announced its recovery plan after last month's cyberattack on its Dwango subsidiary which owns Spike Chunsoft and Niconico
Square Enix will not be dropping The Apothecary Diaries despite artist being indicted for tax evasion
Square Enix, the publisher of The Apothecary Diaries has "no plans of cancelling" the series despite Nekokurage's guilty verdict.
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Koei Tecmo’s Representative Director sets up fund to support children from single mother households
Koei Tecmo's Keiko Erikawa sets up scholarship fund help children from low income households in Japan to pursue higher education.
Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano’s Kickstarter for first European exhibition reaches target in just 3 hours
A Kickstarter for a retrospective art exhibition in Italy celebrating Yoshitaka Amano has already surpassed its 50,000 euro goal.
Unreal Engine 5 has tremendous potential as an anime production tool, according to Japanese studio
Tsumugi Akita Anime Lab give insight into how they used Unreal Engine 5 in the production of their anime I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince
Oshi no Ko anime studio Doga Kobo acquired by Kadokawa
The anime studio behind global hit series Oshi no Ko and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian has become part of the Kadokawa Group.
Kadokawa cyberattack: legal action to be taken against anyone spreading leaked data
Dwango state that they will take legal action against those who maliciously distribute leaked data from the cyberattack on Kadokawa.
FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa reports possible additional data leak from cyberattack
Kadokawa reports that the Black Suits hacker group claims to have leaked more stolen data on July 2 2024.
FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft’s parent company’s data held at ransom in cyberattack
The Black Suits hacking group claims to have stolen data from major Japanese conglomerate Kadokawa Corporation in an extensive cyber attack
The Pokémon Company disqualifies TCG contest entries following rule violations and suspicions of gen AI use
In the wake of controversy surrounding the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024, some entries have been disqualified for breaking the rules
1994 Street Fighter movie starring Van Damme is still a money maker, according to latest Capcom shareholder meeting
With its cult fan following and release on streaming platforms, the 1994 live action Street Fighter movie is still earning revenue
Japanese singer to greet fans from inside a box to keep her anonymity
Top young Japanese singer Ado will take part in an exclusive handshake event from inside a box for her new album Zammu.
Evangelion singer boycotts event over use of gen AI imagery, expressing solidarity with other artists
Evangelion opening theme singer Yoko Takahashi has withdrawn from an anime concert in protest of the gen AI used on the event's poster
Stellar Blade creator is angry with Elon Musk
Stellar Blade director and Shift Up CEO Hyung Tae Kim took to X to disagree with the recent change to the social media platform's Likes.
Japanese band behind One Piece: Red song rolls back “racist” music video depicting Columbus and apes
Japanese band Mrs. Green Apple unpublishes controversial video that depicts Columbus, Napoleon and Beethoven civilizing apes.
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Bocchi the Rock movie grosses over 200 million yen in Japan in three days
Bocchi the Rock! Re: topped the weekend chart of Japan’s box office following its premiere, earning 218 million yen (about $1.39 million).
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Jujutsu Kaisen manga goes on hiatus due to creator’s sudden illness
Jujutsu Kaisen will not appear in Weekly Shonen Jump until July 1 at the earliest due to mangaka Gege Akutami's sudden illness.
Nintendo Switch used to teach programming and promote logical thinking in Japanese elementary schools
A city in Kumamoto prefecture has launched a successful initiative to teach programming to 6th graders using Nintendo Switch consoles.
Japanese translators openly protest government’s AI manga translation initiative
The Japan Association of Translators warns that planned use of AI for rapid, mass translation of manga will damage Japan's soft power
Serial Experiments Lain online exhibition will allow visitors to virtually enter the surreal world of Lain
For Serial Experiments Lain's 25th anniversary, Anique Museum will hold an online exhibition to give visitors a virtual taste of The Wired.