At the recent Tokyo Game Show, the crash and ping of computer combat echoed around a cavernous hall, as hundreds lined up to be the first to try newly released games. For fans, computer gaming isn't ...

TOKYO -- Could otaku help elect Japan's next prime minister? Following the resignation of Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, one of the most likely successors to the job is politician Taro Aso. As ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Masa puts his arm affectionately around Konoha's sloping shoulders on the couch in his apartment and gently brushes her hair from her bright blue eyes. Iris stands behind them, ...

14,686 anime fans descended on the Henry B. Gonzales Center last weekend for a three-day nerd binge at San Japan 7, a celebration wholly dedicated to Japanese pop culture. This convention was massive.

CINCINNATI — They’re sold out. Asa Featherstone repeats that sentence: "They’re sold out." He just wants to be sure. Then, he laughs. Because Featherstone knows the person who bought the Japanese ...