The concept of wraiths, hungry spirits, dementors, etc. is probably universally terrifying. To become food for what is already dead and/or soulless is the stuff of nightmares, and the hungry dead seem to move a lot faster than zombies (which are of course the living dead). Living in Japan, Brent Swancer has probably heard all […]

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Apple Inc has decided to use OLED screens in all three new iPhone models planned for next year, according to South Korea’s Electronic Times – a report that sent shares in Japan Display tumbling 10 percent. Japan Display, one of the main suppliers of iPhone liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, has lagged […]

Brent Swancer, one of the best resources for Japanese crypto-info, goes down the list of Japan’s creepiest critters. We don’t mind saying the whole read left us a bit squeamish and totally understanding how the monster genre for which Japan is so well known got started. Truth is always stranger than fiction. For example, his […]

This year, X Japan made headlines when they were the only hard rock and metal band to perform at Coachella—and at the same time during Beyoncé. But, despite playing up against one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Japan X shocked the crowd when bringing out Marilyn Manson during weekend two…

Since their first tour of the U.S. in 2011, New Japan Pro-Wrestling continues to stake its claim in the States. The organization recently opened their very first US Dojo in Los Angeles, which will be lead by 2017 New Japan Cup winner Katsuyori Shibata. U.S. wrestling fans are sure to notice some…

Marilyn Manson delivered his first-ever live performance at Coachella 2018 during the Indio, California-based music festival’s second weekend. The legendary shock rocker joined iconic global metal band X Japan’s co-founder Yoshiki, who accompanied Manson on piano as he sang a stripped-down cover of…

The most likely scenario is that the F-22/F-35 hybrid will remain in the realm of fantasy. Lockheed Martin Wants to Merge an F-22 and F-35 Into 1 Fighter for Japan. Reuters is reporting that Lockheed Martin is pitching an F-22 and F-35 combination to Japan to meet Tokyo’s requirement for a next-generation air superiority fighter.

Coachella’s second weekend is set to kick off in just over 48 hours out in the southern California desert. Weekend one packed in plenty of headline worthy performances ranging from Cardi B and Beyoncé to America’s most famous yodeler. This Saturday, as Beyoncé will be taking the main stage again for…

Apr.15 — Peterson Institute for International Economics Senior Fellow Jeffrey Schott explains what might come of Shinzo Abe's meeting with President Trump in Mar-A-Lago and how the U.S. might re-join the TPP. He speaks with Haidi Lun in "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." (Headline changed for clarity.)

Ministers have discussed stopping officials from attending the World Cup, or even pulling the England team out of the tournament altogether, as a sanction against Vladimir Putin’s regime.