Winter 2025 has been an exciting season for anime fans, with several new anime releases and sequels of several beloved shows.

Kimetsu no Yaiba is among the most popular anime ever, and fans looking for similar shows should check out these action ...

Female anime antagonists are powerful, feared, and drive plots with nefarious schemes. Villains like Medusa, Lust, and ...

Do You Remember Love?' was released in Japanese theaters in 1984, it changed anime forever, and this new 4K restoration is a ...

Settsu, Osaka Pref., Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The western Japan city of Settsu marked the 50th anniversary this fiscal year since starting to give out its originally designed “randoseru ...

With her curvy figure, long black hair, and feline traits, Kuroka wields great power and has a playful, teasing demeanor. Chizuru Mizuhara is the central female character in the romantic comedy anime ...

Japan has lagged far behind other advanced economies on lists of female representation in positions of authority, and ranks 118th among 146 nations in the World Economic Forum’s gender equity ...

Japan continues to lag behind other advanced economies in female representation in leadership roles, ranking 118th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s gender equity rankings. In the ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend ...

Nakai lost several of his shows on Japanese TV this month following media ... a member of the J-Pop sensation SMAP, met the woman in 2023. The network denied those allegations, but said last ...

Japan's showbiz industry was then rocked by another bombshell sexual assault scandal against Hitoshi Matsumoto, one of the country's most popular comedians. In November, Matsumoto said he was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency shows Masahiro Nakai, one of Japanese pop group SMAP ...