Mirai, an electric motorcycle development company based in Ichinomiya, Aichi, announced its participation in this year’s Isle of Man TT race on March 19 at the Akiba Motor Show Cafe.
An event for the anime *Oreimo* which featured a discussion with the cast and the release of a promotional video for the second season’s theme song “Reunion” was recently held.
It was announced that *One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2*, the PlayStation 3/PS Vita action game released on March 20, 2013, has reached more than 500,000 units shipped in Japan.
As a customary summer event, the latest film in the *Pokémon* series, *Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo's Awakening*, is being released on July 13 in Japan. Special advance tickets will become available on April 20.
Continuing our report on the “Nippon Engineering College Graduation Exhibition 2013,” we interviewed Mitsuru Sato, head of NEEC’s Creator’s College, about the present state and prospects of foreign students studying pop culture in Japan.