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Pokémon’s legendary 2020 net profits prove it’s the very best, like no other franchise ever was

Katy Kelly
Jun 11, 2021
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Despite perilous fumbles and mighty rivals in recent years, Pokémon marches along Victory Road: 2020 was its most successful sales year on record.

Japan
(2020 • anime • economy • finance • kids • Pokemon • profits • the pokemon company • videogames • Yo-Kai Watch)

Eight awesome anime recommendations to close out 2020 with【Seiji’s World of Anime】

Katy Kelly
Dec 20, 2020

Come with us and enjoy some of the last bright sparks of 2020’s anime!

Japan
(2020 • 2020 Fall Anime • Adachi and Shimamura • anime • anime recommendations • Seiji Nakazawa • Seiji's world of anime • SNJO • Talentless Nana • tearjerkers • Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina. The Gymnastics Samurai)

Japanese “New Word of the Year” announced, sums up 2020 perfectly

Katie Pask
Dec 13, 2020

We couldn’t think of a better word than this one.

Japan
(2020 • 2020 Buzzword Awards • awards • culture • funny • pien • sad • society • words)

Why Ghibli’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is the perfect film for 2020

SoraNews24
Dec 2, 2020

Nausicaä is a leader we can all look to for our current real-world crisis.

Japan
(2020 • anime • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)

Chinese police force called in to investigate New Year decoration

Master Blaster
Jan 9, 2020

Someone dialed 110 on a 2020.

China
(2020 • balloons • decorations • funny • Guizhou • New Year's • police)

6 predictions: Which brand new Japanese anime will be the dark-horse hit of 2020?【Videos】

Katy Kelly
Jan 4, 2020

Here are our Japanese-language reporter Seiji’s top picks for the hottest new stars of the upcoming anime season!

Japan
(2020 • animation • anime • dark horse • dorohedoro • ID: Invaded • Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! • Koisuru Asteroid • Murenase! Seton Gakuen • Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumeishitemita. • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ)

Buy at least one of these Vladimir Putin calendars from Russia to start your year off right

Dale Roll
Jan 3, 2020

Putin’s steely gaze will motivate you to work hard all year long!

Japan, Russia
(2020 • calendar • funny • Mr. Sato • Putin • vladimir putin • Vladmir Putin)

Japan prepares itself for…THE FUTURE!!! Lots of bridges and living underwater expected

Master Blaster
Dec 28, 2019

Mitsubishi’s view of 2020 was both incredibly on-point and way-off at the same time.

Japan
(2020 • crazy • funny • future • Mitsubishi • Osaka • weird • World Expo)

JR West unveils new Japanese long distance train with special features for passengers

Oona McGee
May 24, 2018

This is an extra special rail experience, even by Japanese standards.

Japan
(2020 • Japanese trains • JR West • Kobe • Kyoto • Osaka • tourism • tourists • trains • travel)

9 ways Tokyo could become more foreigner-friendly in time for the 2020 Olympics

Evie Nyan
Nov 20, 2015

Despite Japan’s relative safety, abundance of delicious food, fascinating culture, and friendly people, the country still lags behind as a tourist destination for foreign travellers. So the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are the perfect opportunity for Japan to show off its famed omotenashi hospitality to the droves of foreign visitors who’ll be pouring into Tokyo to spectate.

As foreigners who’ve been living in Japan for a while, we think we might have some pretty good ideas about certain things Japan could do in order to make things a little easier on this influx of foreign guests…