Though each time period in anime history has its own importance behind it, the early 2000s were truly something extraordinary. With the growing popularity of the internet, especially YouTube, more ...

As evidence of this, PR Times has announced which Japanese songs and artists performed the best on Spotify both within Japan and abroad. For 2024, the same song was at the top of both lists, truly ...

Anime is Japan's soft power, showcasing culture through storytelling and iconic characters globally. Anime educates viewers about Japan's rich culture and generates billions in revenue annually.

TOKYO -- Japan's anime production market has topped $2 billion in value, ... the most ever in data going back to 2000. The figure is up 22.9% from 2022. Read Next ...

In 2022, Japan's gaming, anime and manga sectors raked in ¥4.7 trillion from abroad — close to microchips exports at ¥5.7 trillion, government data shows. KEYWORDS ...

It's time for Japan to better leverage anime's global popularity, reaching international audiences via streaming platforms while opening the door to other cultural exports.

When Hajime Isayama was growing up in Japan, anime wasn't considered cool. "It was kind of looked down upon at that time," the manga artist told NPR. Since then, anime's reach has increased — a lot.

More than 2,000 firefighters, backed by military helicopters, are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades, as the blaze burns thousands of hectares of land every day.

Box office revenue in Japan reached 221.482 billion yen ($1.48 billion) in 2023, up by 3.9 percent from the previous year, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan Inc.

Several points in the group match on July 31 were accompanied by the volleyball anime’s ‘FLY HIGH’ opening song. The track also played immediately following Japan’s victory inside four ...

TOKYO -- Japan's exports of anime and other content are close to parity with steel and semiconductor devices, presenting an opportunity to develop a key sector that will prop up the economy.