Washimiya, the town with the Lucky Star shrine has had a 1 billion yen boost in its economy, thanks to lucky star. Hardcore fans of lucky star are making the “ Holy pilgrimage” to the sacred …

The virtiual idol Miku Hatsune has been put to work by the Japanese goverment, why you may ask? Hatsune Miku’s latest video is for a goverment cellphone recyeling program. The video was created with the …

With the Japanese population ageing, and the birth rate declining the number of older Japanese people is increasing dramatically. Because of the increasing gap between younger and older Japanese there is less people to care …

Good news for Shizuoka city having the 59 foot Gundam statue there will bring an estimated $440 million dollars to the local economy.
The 59-foot-tall statue will be erected in front of Japan Railway’s Higashi-Shizuoka Station …

Eating whale meat increases your mercury level 10 times the normal amount a Japanese study finds. Tetsuya Endo, an associate professor at Hokkaido university collected 50 hair samples, 30 from men and 20 from women …