• Kitakyushu Manga Museum – Now Open!

  “Kitakyushu Manga Museum,” located inside Aru Aru City, opened to the public on August 3rd 2012. Here’s a preview of what you can expect.

  Fukuoka｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ Hot Spot｜ Art｜

  2012.08.13

• Uchimizu in Fukuoka 2012

  Well, it’s that time of the year and once again ‘Fureai Hiroba’ in front of the Fukuoka city office is playing host to ‘Uchimizu Daisakusen.’ Adults and children cooling off at the newly established “Tenjin Ryoenchi” (Tenjin cool-musement park) also took part in the event, making for one incredibly fun day.

  Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Event Reports｜ Hot Spot｜

  2012.08.06

• Japan Expo 2012

  It gets bigger each year and this year even Fukuoka had its part to play in the event. "Japan Expo 2012" featuring Fukuoka city! The turnout this year was incredible!

  Fukuoka｜ France｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ Game & e-Sports｜ Event Reports｜ J-POP｜

  2012.07.30

• Japan's 47 Prefectures Dogified!! "47 Prefecture Dogs"

  You don't have to be a dog lover to like this anime! Japan's 47 prefectures get a canine makeover in the flash animation short "47 Prefecture Dogs."

  Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Anime｜ Trends｜

  2012.07.16

• China’s Digital Entertainment Expo “China Joy”

  From July 26-29 Shanghai will host the world renowned game industry event, “China Joy,” boasting all the big name game developers from China and around the world!

  China｜ Shanghai｜ Cosplay｜ Event Reports｜

  2012.07.02

• “S Cawaii” – the Japanese fashion mag making waves across Asia!

  With a total of 740,000 copies distributed across Asia, including 540,000 copies to China, 120,000 to Thailand and 80,000 to Taiwan, “S Cawaii” has become a leader of the Asian youth fashion world.

  Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Fashion｜ Other genre｜

  2012.06.25

• “cool japan mag!” – it’s all things Jpop culture, it’s free and it’s out now!

  It has just recently been announced that otaku university student and good friend of asianbeat, “Misamisa,” will be distributing her free paper, “cool japan mag!” to 15 countries and regions around the world!

  Japan｜ Trends｜ Media (TV / Magazines)｜

  2012.06.21

• Japanese pop culture: the summer intensive!

  Experience Japanese pop culture first hand with Digital Hollywood University's 2012 intensive summer course!

  Japan｜ Other genre｜ デイリートピックス週末版｜

  2012.06.11

• It's Out! Fukuoka: the Manga!

  “Comic Furusato Fukuoka” is a collection of stories by twelve different manga artists hailing from Fukuoka and it went on sale on the 24th of this month (May, 2012).

  Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Manga｜

  2012.05.25

• Tokyo Skytree ‘Moe~’!

  Tokyo Skytree-cum-moe character?? How Japan’s latest high-rise attraction is being reported in Taiwan.

  Japan｜ Tokyo｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ sightseeing｜ Hot Spot｜

  2012.05.24

• "ii ne!" Facebook and the infamous "Like" button

  With this many "likes" you know they must be doing something right! Top 10 "Like" ranking of Japanese sites made for foreign audiences.

  Japan｜ Trends｜

  2012.05.17

• Yonehara Yasumasa presents - Moshi Moshi Kawaii Harajuku!

  Yone-chan, aka Yonehara Yasumasa, has recently opened a store in Harajuku, specializing in all things kawaii. If it’s Japanese kawaii culture you’re after, look no further!

  Japan｜ Fashion｜ Talent/Idol｜ sightseeing｜ Hot Spot｜

  2012.04.17

• Kyara-ben to appear in high school English text books!

  Culture Watch: bringing you the latest news and gossip in Japanese pop-culture! Japan’s “kawaii” culture has drawn the attention of people all over the world and is now set to make an appearance in high school text books!

  Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ Gourmet｜ Trends｜

  2012.04.12

• 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