• FACo Spring-Summer 2012

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! Fukuoka fashion on show - FACo - Fukuoka Asia Collection 2012
  

  Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Fashion｜ Event Reports｜ Trends｜

  2012.03.28

• Summer Comic Market Report by Expert, MISAMISA!!

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! Misamisa's event report on Japan's largest self-published comic book fair! Summer Comiket 2011!

  Japan｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ Cosplay｜ Game & e-Sports｜ Event Reports｜ Hobbies｜

  2011.08.17

• Summer Sonic Bound!

  With plenty more scorching hot summer days ahead of us Japan is well and truly in the grip of music festival fever. SUMMER SONIC 2011 is on this weekend and it's shaping up to be epic!

  Japan｜ Tokyo｜ Music｜ Event Reports｜ Club music｜

  2011.08.10

• Momochi Cosplay Party – Report!

  Report on the first day of the "Momochi Cosplay Party," July 30, 2011.

  Japan｜ Anime｜ Cosplay｜ Trends｜

  2011.08.04

• Ahh Summer: the beach, fireworks, and…cosplay!?

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! Fukuoka, Momochi Cosplay Party!

  Japan｜ Event Reports｜

  2011.07.27

• The Wait is Over! HUNTER×HUNTER #28

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! HUNTER×HUNTER #28

  Japan｜ Manga｜

  2011.07.20

• Death of the Cartoon: X-men Japanified!

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! Japanese anime-ization of a US classic!

  Japan｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜ Trends｜

  2011.06.09

• Manga series “Himizu” getting a movie makeover!

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! This week: Cult manga series "Himizu" set for the silver screen!

  Japan｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜

  2011.06.02

• Surreal Anime in the Spotlight

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! This week read all about the surreal anime boom that's sweeping the nation!

  Japan｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜

  2011.05.26

• All Aboard the Thousand Sunny!

  In this section, each week a member of the Asianbeat editorial staff will introduce a current aspect of pop-culture or a recent event that has been making headlines in Japan. This week we're bringing you the news of "One Piece" icon the "Thousand Sunny's" docking at Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki!

  Japan｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ Event Reports｜

  2011.05.19