Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades, Akihabara has been a refuge for the otaku — someone who would “go beyond the lengths of any normal person to pursue their interests ...

He described otaku girls as “overweight” and the boys as “bizarre,” and, just like that, a new pejorative was born. At a time when Japan’s economy was booming and citizens were expected ...

Universal Studios Japan (a.k.a. USJ) likes to shake things up a bit by bringing in limited-time attractions around popular ...

On a Sunday afternoon in June of this year, young women pulling roller luggage behind them emerge one after another from the east gate of Ikebukuro Station and make a bee line for nearby Sunshine ...

Japan invites itself back to La Courneuve for the 2ᵉ edition of the Otaku Matsuri Festival, a free, festive day dedicated to ...

In recent years, this spot has attracted scores of otaku tourists ... better to drive melancholy away than to listen to the Japanese alternative rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s 2008 ...

But after surviving a life-or-death situation during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Kurita decided to pursue what she cherishes most. She opened a guesthouse dedicated to otaku culture ...

Considering that curry itself remains extremely popular in Japan, both with locals and inbound foreign tourists (of which Akihabara has no shortage), perhaps there’s a chance for Bengal to come back ...

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