Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delighted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with a surprise birthday celebration ...

A fever dream-like, diplomacy-fueled K-Pop drum duet between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean ...

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi highlights anime's role in enhancing the nation's diplomatic power and increasing ...

2025 has been one of the strongest years for anime in ages, building on what is clearly a new Golden Age in the Japanese animation industry. With widening viewership, more access to anime on streaming ...

We’re wrapping up the year by naming some of the best of the best anime to come out this year. Japanese animation has quickly become the genre to prioritize for studios and streamers, with American ...

In many ways, 2025 was a banner year for anime: There were box-office smashes, such as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle grossing close to $800 million worldwide, alongside a less quantifiable shift in ...