Gonzalo Robledo

The passion for manga, anime and video games in Japan has resulted in an increasing number of people who choose fictional characters as their partners

This year marks the 100th birthday of the puppy who waited outside Shibuya train station every day in the hope of being reunited with his deceased master

The Japanese prime minister – who hosted this year’s G-7 summit in Hiroshima – came to power as a moderate reformer. But now, after less than two years in power, he’s overseeing significant shifts in his country’s economy, foreign policy and national defense

The new institution, which adheres to the ‘kawaii’ esthetic, mixes the cute and cheesy with the grotesque. Social media influencers are its target demographic

Intimacy coordinator Momo Nishiyama discusses the challenges of choreographing romantic sequences in a country where kissing and hugging rarely occur in daily life

The notorious ‘Ecce Homo’ painting from Borja and the cartoonish work on a 16th-century sculpture are two of four works that are being dispensed in Gashapon vending machines

El Flamenco, epicenter of the Spanish music scene in Tokyo, closes its doors months before celebrating its 50th anniversary