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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2020
¡®Anime Architecture¡¯ brings out the beauty in the details
Stefan Riekeles¡¯ book puts a spotlight on the background work that informs the ambience of anime¡¯s intricate worlds.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 6, 2019
How the artwork from anime classic ¡®Akira¡¯ was given a permanent home in the U.S.
More than 30 years after the anime world was set alight by ¡®Akira,¡¯ the original artwork from the film has found a permanent home in the United States.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 8, 2019
With the 2019 Tokyo Film Festival having come to a close, we take a look at how anime was represented at the event
In today¡¯s world of visual entertainment, it¡¯s hard to argue that Japan has any stronger export than animation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jun 13, 2019
¡®Akira¡¯ is all set for its Hollywood remake
Like it or not, Hollywood¡¯s ¡°Akira¡± is finally happening.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 6, 2019
Akira of Exile marries Taiwanese supermodel and actress Lin Chiling
Akira, 37, a member of top Japanese dance group Exile, and Taiwanese supermodel and actress Lin Chiling, 44, announced they got married on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 16, 2018
¡®Akira¡¯: Looking back at the future
On the 30th anniversary of the release of the animated version of ¡®Akira¡¯ in Japan, we examine the enduring legacy of Katsuhiro Otomo¡¯s sci-fi classic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 15, 2018
The enduring appeal of ¡®Akira,¡¯ the manga
Katsuhiro Otomo¡¯s cyberpunk masterpiece, ¡®Akira,¡¯ has gone through multiple English-language incarnations throughout the years, but reader demand has never wavered.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 14, 2018
The pain and the passion that fueled the creation of ¡®Akira¡¯
When I tell Kuni Tomita the anime classic ¡°Akira¡± turns 30 years old this month, she shakes her head and laughs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 14, 2018
My deep dive into ¡®Akira¡¯ only scratched the surface of its legacy
A few months ago, I proposed to the editors at The Japan Times that we do a piece paying tribute to the classic cyberpunk anime film ¡°Akira,¡± which turns 30 years old on July 16. They were enthusiastic and the pitch ballooned (not unlike Tetsuo in the film¡¯s final scene) from a single article to an ¡°Akira¡°-themed...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 13, 2018
¡®Akira¡¯ soundtrack featured music worthy of a visual masterpiece
A crack of thunder. Pulsing polyrhythmic percussion. The roar of a passing motorcycle. A haunting symphonic chorus.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 13, 2018
Reshaping the sound of Neo-Tokyo for ¡®Akira¡¯
If you were watching anime in English in the 1990s and 2000s, chances are you¡¯ve heard a dub recorded by Les Claypool III. Some of the films and series that passed through Claypool¡¯s studio, Magnitude 8 Post, include ¡°Macross Plus,¡± ¡°Ghost in the Shell¡± and ¡°Cowboy Bebop.¡± In 2001, Pioneer Entertainment...
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2018
Collecting ¡®Akira,¡¯ one scene at a time
Joe Peacock vividly remembers the first time he saw ¡°Akira,¡± the influential sci-fi anime film that turns 30 this month.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 11, 2018
Speak Japanese like a biker punk from the future with ¡®Akira¡¯
Those looking to give their Japanese a bit of biker edge could do worse than take in a screening of the classic sci-fi anime ¡®Akira.¡¯
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 10, 2018
¡®Akira¡¯ inspires generations of foreign animators
Enthusiasts pour their souls into labors of love honoring Otomo¡¯s classic anime film and manga series.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 10, 2018
Views from Tokyo: Do you remember the first time you watched ¡®Akira¡¯?
People in Shibuya offer their thoughts on Katsuhiro Otomo¡¯s classic 1988 film and the 1982 manga series.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 14, 2015
But is it art? Anime in the ¡®post-cinematic¡¯ age
The past 15 years have seen a boom in academic studies of anime, ranging from thematic and cultural analysis such as Susan J. Napier¡¯s ¡°Anime from Akira to Howl¡¯s Moving Castle¡± to formal theory based on technical processes and the nature of two-dimensional images such as Thomas Lamarre¡¯s ¡°The Anime...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 5, 2015
Cartoon worlds collide as ¡®The Simpsons¡¯ meet ¡®Akira¡¯ in ¡®Barkira¡¯
Last year, animated TV show ¡°The Simpsons¡± spoofed the films of director Hayao Miyazaki. This spring, bootleg Bart Simpson T-shirts line the boutiques of Harajuku.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
May 3, 2014
Akira
¡°Kanedaaaa!¡± ¡°Tetsuoooo!¡± For a generation of teenagers growing up in the 1990s (this writer included), Katsuhiro Otomo¡¯s ¡°Akira¡± was our gateway drug to the imaginative excesses of Japanese pop culture. With its immaculately rendered visions of high-tech chaos, psychokinetic battles, revolutionary sects...
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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