The debate sounds simple on the surface. If Shanks truly defeated Loki one-on-one, fair and square, then why does so much of One Piece’s power structure still point in a different direction? Why did Big…
2026 has arrived with the usual anime-season buzz, but let’s be honest, most of it feels routine. New adaptations come and go, long-running series wrap up, and hype cycles burn fast. And then there’s One…
After an old apartment building was torn down, a single cat began living in the shadow of a nearby vending machine. She was gentle with people and often fussed over by passersby, yet no one…
Governments across the world moved quickly to stake out positions after U.S. forces carried out strikes in Venezuela on Saturday, an operation that Washington said resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. The reaction…
Long-term foreign residents across Japan are moving more cautiously as social and political tensions sharpen. On crowded Tokyo trains and in quiet rural towns, many say they are deliberately keeping their voices down, their movements…
Japan and China traded sharp words at the United Nations this week after Beijing renewed its demand that Prime Minister Takaichi retract comments linking a potential Taiwan conflict to Japan’s national survival, turning what began…
Akio Toyoda built his reputation as the steady heir to Japan’s most influential industrial powerhouse, Toyota. For years he guided the company through recession, recalls, technological shifts, and rising global competition, showing the restraint and…
When you come home and your dog greets you every single time with pure devotion… that kind of “welcome back” is enough to stop your heart. A Shiba Inu’s ridiculously precious greeting has now been…
JR West is retiring the Hello Kitty Shinkansen next spring, and yes, that feels like the end of an era. The pink bow had a good run. But if you thought Japan was done repainting…
