NIAFF aims to connect the world and Japan, as well as animation filmmakers and fans. Within just two years after its inauguration, NIAFF already achieved a firm track record. The third edition of ...

This course examines Japan’s postwar and contemporary society on the basis of Japanese film and animation. The classes are divided into two parts. The first part consists of screenings of both major ...

Chris and Coop discuss their comfort watches for those days when you just want your anime to be the equivalent of a mug of ...

The two other judges are Christine Panushka, an American animator who teaches at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, and Noriko Matsumoto, a Japanese producer of ...

Though animated movies have struggled to succeed in recent years, 2025 should continue to present new films to add to the genre’s modern comeback. Studios like Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks ...

Of that number, Japanese nationals and those who had obtained permanent resident status through marriage and other circumstances accounted for about 47,000, more than double the estimate of 10,000 ...

Asian stocks have taken the cue from Wall Street, with MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 1%. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.8%, while Australian shares slid more than 2%.

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...