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Major Kusanagi and the members of Public Security Section 9 are on a quest to promote cybersecurity as part of an upcoming public awareness campaign.

• 10 years ago

Chosen through a preliminary selection of world-wide online video entries, results for the third national Akiba Street convention, a world-first “Anime Song Dance Battle” project produced by anime song dance pioneers RAB (Real Akiba Boyz), were recently announced at an independent event by RAB.

• 10 years ago

There’s no sexy-no-jutsu training here.

• 10 years ago

New cast information has been revealed for *Butai Yowamushi Pedal ~Sohoku Shinsedai, Shidou~*.

• 10 years ago

Performances of the stage play *La Storia della Arcana Famiglia Valentino* will be held from Jan. 20–27 at the Owl Spot (Toshima Performing Arts Center).

• 10 years ago

The real-life Natsu is sporting fire magic and a six-pack.

• 10 years ago

On Jan. 18, car maker Toyota began a personification project for its newest model of Prius hybrids called “Prius! Impossible Girls.”

• 10 years ago

*Show By Rock!!* began as a smartphone game and has seen developments in various other media including anime and stage shows.

• 10 years ago

In Kyoto, Pikachu wears a kimono with a Ho-Oh design and a Vivillion-adorned hair accessory.

• 10 years ago

It’s less than a month till the Snow Miku 2016 festival! And even more fans will be delighted this year, as Miku teams up with μ’s from Love Live!

• 10 years ago

When you travel or live in Tokyo, riding trains is the best way to travel, whether you’re going off to somewhere near or far.

• 10 years ago

Performances of a musical to Sanrio’s popular character series *Show By Rock!!* will begin in February.

• 10 years ago

Koro-sensei is coming back on screen, and in celebration he’s bringing us to various hot spots around Tokyo!

• 10 years ago

New year’s day is an extremely important day for otaku in Japan - it’s one of the best days in the year to bring home hauls of your favorite anime goods!

• 10 years ago

Beyond silly mistakes like wearing toilet slippers on tatami or forgetting to add “san” to someone’s name, what other things do foreigners unknowingly do to reduce their chances of living happily in Japan?

• 10 years ago

It has been confirmed that “Ace of Diamond Key Art Exhibit: Manga x Anime Dream Interleague” will be coming to the Osaka Nanko Port ATC area.

• 10 years ago

There are so many new words busting out right now, but the term “occult harassment” (okahara) is gradually becoming a hot topic on Facebook.

• 10 years ago

The *fukubukuro* fun continues as we snag a lucky bag crammed full of merch, including limited edition items, from the Evangelion Store Tokyo-01.

• 10 years ago

What better way to usher in a new year in Japan than with a cute collection of dogs in kimono?

• 10 years ago

Full-time butlers are pretty hard to come by these days, so when we had the chance to meet one such professional in Japan, we leapt on the chance to ask him a bunch of questions to ask about his role—like how come they don’t wear coattails anymore?

• 10 years ago