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ANN in Japan 2023 Tour Deadline Friday
Come join us in Japan! Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for our ANN in Japan 2023 Tour with PacSet.
― Back in 2020, Anime News Network was planning an amazing trip to Japan for our readers. Unfortunately... things happened... Now that Japan is welcoming visitors again, our plans to go to Japan with a few of our readers are back on track! PacSet was founded in 2011 by Evan Miller, a former ANN writ...
Ghibli Park, Universal Studios Japan, Nintendo Osaka Temporarily Close Due to Typhoon Lan
Parks/store close on Tuesday
― Ghibli Park, Universal Studios Japan, and Nintendo Osaka announced on Monday that they will be temporarily closed on Tuesday due to Typhoon Lan (also known as Typhoon No. 7 and Hurricane Lan). Typhoon Lan is the seventh tropical storm of the season. It is expected to make landfall in Japan on Tuesday, approaching the Pacific coasts of the Tōkai region from the Kansai re...
ANN in Japan 2023 Tour Deadline Extended
Come join us in Japan! Our 2023 Tour in Japan is confirmed, so we're able to extend the sign-up dates until August 18th. Sign up now and have the trip of a lifetime (7 to 18 days in Japan depending on your options).
― Back in 2020, Anime News Network was planning an amazing trip to Japan for our readers. Unfortunately... things happened... Now that Japan is welcoming visitors again, our plans to go t...
Pokémon Summer Festival Coming in August
Experience the fusion of a traditional Japanese festival and Pokémon.
― Pokémon is getting its own Japanese festival! Taking place over the Obon holidays, “Pokémon Summer Festival Park” will feature many familiar Obon festival sights and activities, but with a Pokémon twist. At the center of the festival grounds will have a tower that holds a giant Pokéball and taiko drummers. Encircling the tower w...
Lycoris Recoil and Pizza Hut Collaboration Puts Chisato and Takina in Polka Dot Skirts
Pizza Hut in Japan runs a collaboration with the summer 2022 anime Lycoris Recoil. Moreover, they have a pizza they'd like you to try.
― Pizza Hut in Japan is currently running a collaboration with the summer 2022 anime Lycoris Recoil. As part of this collaboration, fans and customers can get their hands on various items that feature Lycoris Recoil protagonists Chisato and Takina in Pizza Hut polo s...
Go to Japan with ANN and PacSet Travel!
Are you enjoying the Anime Aunties Visit Japan feature ? Would you like to go to Japan with ANN and PacSet Travel?
― Back in 2020, Anime News Network was planning an amazing trip to Japan for our readers. Unfortunately... things happened... Now that Japan is welcoming visitors again, our plans to go to Japan with a few of our readers are back on track! PacSet was founded in 2011 by Evan Miller, a for...
Voice Actresses Chinatsu Akasaki, Naomi Ōzora Announce Pregnancies
Naomi Ōzora also announces her marriage
― Two prominent voice actresses announced some big life moves this past week. First, on Tuesday, Chinatsu Akasaki announced that she is pregnant with her second child. She expects to give birth around fall. Akasaki added that she wants to take things at a moderate pace so that she can give birth to a healthy baby. She will continue to work while taking her body...
Go to Japan with ANN and PacSet Travel!
Anime News Network is going to Japan, and this time we want to bring you with us. Visit Ghibli Park, relax in an onsen and grab some amazing Japanese food with us this October.
― Back in 2020, Anime News Network was planning an amazing trip to Japan for our readers. Unfortunately... things happened... Now that Japan is welcoming visitors again, our plans to go to Japan with a few of our readers are b...
Average Age of Hikikomori on the Rise in Japan
Anime paints a particular picture Japan's hikikomori population. They're often the stars of isekai series, leaving behind a solitary life of junk food consumption and video games to go on a grand adventure. Alternatively, sometimes they're featured in rom-coms like Eromanga Sensei as hermit-like artist types. In either case, hikikomori are high school or college dropouts, young adults shown to be ...
Kirin Beverage in Hot Water Over Sexist Tea Girl Ads
The official Twitter account of the Kirin Beverage company posted four "Afternoon Tea Girl" images on April 26 to promote its line of Gogo no Kōcha (Afternoon Tea) products. The images, drawn by illustrator Yuri Tsubo, depict stereotypical types of young women with the Gogo no Kōcha drink they might buy. Although the illustrations appear to have been intended as amusing and relatable, many people ...
'Ghibli Park' Reveals Concept Art, Plans to Open in 2022
Aichi Prefecture, Studio Ghibli collaborate on park
― Aichi Prefecture and Studio Ghibli revealed on Wednesday that they are aiming to open "Ghibli Park" in the 2022 fiscal year. The park was previously planned for 2020. The prefecture also shared one of the studio's designs for the park. The image is intended to show a 19th century science fantasy style, like something out of Howl's Moving Castle. T...
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