Shochiku adds animation
By • August 5, 2008
TOKYO – Readying more robots for battle.
Japanese film giants Toei and Toho probably cast nervous looks over their backs in September, when film-distribution and …
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Stake house: Telcos place their bets
By • July 31, 2008
TOKYO – The pot has been raised in Japan’s telecommunications poker game.
Very recently, Japan’s largest mobile phone company, NTT DoCoMo, took a 3% stake …
‘The Sky Crawlers’ to compete at Venice
By • July 31, 2008
TOKYO – Japanese animation studio Production I.G announced this week that its animated feature “The Sky Crawlers” will compete for the Golden Lion Award …
Three premieres, sci-fi classics to mark Tokyo festival
By • July 18, 2008
TOKYO – Three world premieres, including Yu Nakai’s “Bloody Snake Under the Sun” and “Dangerous Parking” by Peter Howitt, will highlight the competition lineup …
CoFesta unites film, TV, gadgets, and games
By • July 16, 2008
TOKYO – Japanese pop culture exports – from Gundam robots to “Godzilla” pics to Sony PlayStations – have never been promoted as a single …
Fads fuel cosplay boom
By • July 3, 2008
TOKYO – This shop is the stuff of dreams.
Resting on a wall rack are two different kinds of medieval-era swords; one is of plastic, …
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Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
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Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
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Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
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Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
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Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
