The world of Japanese cartoons is to be immortalised in a £80 million (11.7 billion yen) national "anime shrine" to be built in Tokyo. Japan's credentials have been boosted further by La Maison ...

KUKI, Japan — Washinomiya Shrine is said to be the oldest grand shrine in Japan's Kanto region. But it has become a hallowed place in a totally different context in recent years: It has been ...

The anime world recently felt the tragic loss of one of the most studied directors and founding members of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata, passed away at the age of 82. His 1994 film Pom Poko became ...

A job listing site in Japan is currently featuring a very interesting part-time job based in the new Akihabara Shrine that will open in April. ... Shrine seeks maiden to perform memorial services for ...