There are plenty of iconic tattoos in anime. Some make their owners even more powerful, while others carry a huge amount of ...

You might think there's no way the elephant tattoo on your ankle could be seen as being linked to criminal gangs - but you'd be wrong. Fans and players heading to Japan for the Rugby World cup ...

Japan, and more specifically, Tokyo, is a popular choice for setting in anime series. These shows are the best when it comes to life in Tokyo. These shows tend to be slower paced and try to ...

From starkly rendered waves crashing over a shoulder to a stern samurai warrior wielding a sword on one’s back, the striking designs expressed in Japanese tattoos are among the most iconic in ...

A growing number of Japanese enthusiasts are trying to tackle a 400-year-old taboo associating tattoos with organised-crime gangs such as the yakuza. Their tattoos often feature characters from ...

In Japan, "anime," pronounced "ah-nee-meh," are cartoons that date back to the early 1900s. A related Japanese term is "manga," which refers to animated cartoons and comics in general, not ...

We are not born to die. We are born to live." The cultural attaché at the embassy explains: "Japanese anime is very popular in Ukraine and has inspired many people to start studying the Japanese ...

A joint anime production with Saudi Arabia now showing in Japan depicts an ancient war described in the Koran, Islam's most holy text, as an entertaining action adventure drama. The story of ...

Francesco Panto rarely felt comfortable in his home country of Italy. Born and raised in Sicily, he loved playing with stuffed toys and staying at home while other boys his age were expected to be ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japanese anime, once a small niche in the entertainment industry, is going global. Popular series such as ...

If you needed yet another reason to visit Japan, anime-inspired travel should definitely be on your list. From iconic TV ...