The 23rd WhatsOnStage Awards ceremony was held in London, and the Studio Ghibli film “My Neighbor Totoro” won the most awards with five, including the award for Best Direction.   The project began when composer Joe Hisaishi, who worked on the music for the film, suggested a stage adaptation, and …

In the “AKIHABARA PREMIUM COLLECTION,” the collaboration work with “Attack on Titan” will be released worldwide from noon in Japan on Saturday, February 25, 2023!   “AKIHABARA PREMIUM COLLECTION” is an EC platform that develops a series of works that integrate AKIHABARA otaku culture and Japanese passion for manufacturing. About …

FRUITS ZIPPER, a 7-member idol group that debuted in April 2022, will release a photo book on Monday, April 24, to celebrate its first anniversary!   FRUITS ZIPPER”, whose concept is “From Harajuku to the world,” is now a hot idol group in Japan with over 600 million views on …

Bandai Namco Entertainment Co., Ltd. has announced that it will release “Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster” on Nintendo Switch™ in the summer of 2023.   This work is a remastered version of the two titles “Baten Kaitos: Wings of Eternity and Lost Ocean,” released in 2003 and 2006, …

The highly talked-about specialty store for brown rice pasta, “Japan’s Most Delicious Brown Rice Pasta UN-GLUTEN,” which opened last October, has undergone a renewal and has become even more powerful starting this February!   Although brown rice has various health benefits, such as dieting, detoxing, and a low G.I. effect, …

The purpose of this research is to analyze the bubble tea market in Japan through a series of surveys and to find answers to the following business questions: First, at what price do people generally purchase the product for retail? Second, what are the consumer preferences in the tapioca tea …

What is Taiyaki? The first Japanese sweet I had ever tried was during winter in Setagaya, a suburb in south-western Tokyo. A local confectioner was making these little fish-shaped pieces of waffle, grilling them to shape on a specially designed mold. They weren’t expensive at all, around 100 yen or …

  Baskin-Robbins will release the limited edition “Ania Dinosaur Cake” on Thursday, February 16th, 2023.   The famous toy “Ania” dinosaurs debut on the Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake! The dinosaurs are imagined living surrounded by large rocks, trees, rivers, and more.   Children will love the large chocolate Tyrannosaurus and …

Cover Co., Ltd. announces that the first photo book of the female VTuber group “hololive,” “Shirogane Noel,” and “Houshou Marine” belonging to “hololive Production” under its umbrella, will be released on Friday, March 17, 2023, from Takarajimasha. The photo book “Shirogane Noel & Houshou Marine 1st PHOTO BOOK Futari Date” …

One Piece characters have transformed into cats for the MEGA CAT PROJECT, and the third figure is being released in 2023 “Hobby retailer “AmiAmi” will release “MEGA CAT PROJECT One Piece Nyanpīsu nyān! Luffy and Wano Country Edition 8-piece BOX” from manufacturer “Mega House.”   The mascots have a cute …