On Dec. 20, a gigantic 128,000m ^2^ shopping mall called Aeon Mall New Makuhari City Center opened on the 192,000m ^2^ site of Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
“Stretching” ballpoint pens based on the staffs and rods from *Sailor Moon* (author: Naoko Takeuchi / publisher: Kodansha) have gone on sale for a limited time on Bandai’s official shopping site, Premium Bandai.
*Giovanni’s Island*, an anime movie that depicts a post-WWII drama taking place on the southern Kuril Islands, was released to theaters Japan-wide on Feb. 22.
The channels to broadcast *Mushishi: Zoku-Shō* beginning this April have been decided. The anime will broadcast on Tokyo MX, GTV, Tochigi TV, ABC, and BS11.
Yukijirushi, a mainstay in the Japanese dairy industry, celebrated the 50th anniversary of its popular product Yukijirushi Coffee in 2013 and began a project called “Our Yukiko-tan Project” for creating an official brand character.
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