It's the end of an era, literally. On April 30 2019, Japan’s Heisei period, which began in 1989 with the ascension of Emperor Akihito to the Chrysanthemum Throne, will end with his abdication.

The past year in Japanese pop has felt like one big musical revue devoted to the Heisei Era (1989-2019), with TV shows reflecting on the biggest hits of that period. Now that Reiwa has finally ...

Lasting from 1989 to 2019, Japan’s Heisei era isn’t a particularly lengthy part of the country’s centuries-long history. It’s hard to overstate how formative the Heisei years were for modern Japanese ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starting February 20, 2022, the suit-sized bust of “Heisei” Godzilla, developed by CoolProps and TOHO EIZO BIJUTSU, will be available for pre-order worldwide.

Two, it’s a movie with mostly unlikable human characters, only one of whom really stands out as an individual (excluding Heisei era stalwart character Miki Saegusa). Three, there’s the tone ...

A third avenue emerged in 2002 after the publication of the seminal article on Japan’s “Gross National Cool,” a paean to Japanese culture and aesthetic that captivated audiences around the world. The ...

Cinemagic co-owner Nicholas Kuechler can’t say exactly how his theater became an unofficial magnet for kaiju movie fans, but the evidence is accumulating. What’s more, those Godzilla Minus One ...