
Ghibli's President Steps Down: What's Next?
Studio Ghibli's president, Hiroyuki Fukuda, is stepping down next month after Nippon TV acquired Ghibli. Kenichi Yoda will take his place, potentially focusing more on Ghibli events and collaborations.

Studio Ghibli's president, Hiroyuki Fukuda, is stepping down next month after Nippon TV acquired Ghibli. Kenichi Yoda will take his place, potentially focusing more on Ghibli events and collaborations.

The iconic life-size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba, Tokyo, will be removed at the end of August. This is a last call for anime fans planning a trip to see the 19.7-meter mecha.

Monster Wolf is an animatoronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals.

The study by researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology is the largest one to show a possible link between a rise in body temperature and the condition.

Like other Japanese carmakers, Nissan is being squeezed by U.S. tariffs, the Middle East war and fierce competition from Chinese rivals, but it also has its own issues.

The report marks the OECD's first survey on Japan since January 2024, when the BOJ's policy rate was still in negative territory.

Jones will miss Japan's Nations Championship opener against Italy in Tokyo on July 4.

SoftBank earned a net income of ¥1.83 trillion in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with the average analyst estimate of ¥295.2 billion.

The approval paves the way for the revision — a top priority for the government — to be submitted to the current parliamentary session.

Japanese researchers have observed an ultra-faint galaxy dating back to 800 million years after the Big Bang. This groundbreaking research offers new insights into the universe's earliest stars.

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