Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Corp., Sega and Tomy will open a shop in the Los Angeles area on Saturday for anime and manga ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — Japanese influence is seen ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — Japanese influence is seen throughout California and it’s growing exponentially when it comes to anime and gaming. In the heart of Old Town in San Diego, a little corner shop named ...

Fans of Kokia and JO1 left disappointed as diplomatic dust-up over Sanae Takaichi’s comments ripples out into the economy.

This story is one in a series on Pacific Rim issues and culture that appears every Tuesday in The Chronicle World section. Reclusive North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il is doing it. His counterpart, South ...

Back when Khara announced they’d remake 'Evangelion' as a series of movies, we didn’t know how they would turn out, but the first two ended up being rather special.

What do you imagine when someone mentions Japan? Maybe it’s warm bowls of ramen. Or peaceful mountain views. Or, of course, ...

A new concept store in Los Angeles called Gacha & Catch will be open for six months as a test for the public's appetite for ...

It’s becoming a smaller and smaller world, after all, and we should not be surprised to learn that hip-hop has reached Japan. Similarly, karaoke, long popular in that country, has become well known ...