The past year in Japanese pop has felt like one big musical revue devoted to the Heisei Era (1989-2019), with TV shows reflecting on the biggest hits of that period. Now that Reiwa has finally ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. In a new poll of the best games of the Heisei era in Japan, the classic role-playing game Chrono Trigger came out top. In a new ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starting February 20, 2022, the suit-sized bust of “Heisei” Godzilla, developed by CoolProps and TOHO EIZO BIJUTSU, will be available for pre-order worldwide.

Japan's Heisei era, which began when Emperor Akihito inherited the throne on Jan. 7, 1989, and ends when he abdicates on April 30, saw economic stagnation, disasters and technological change.

Cinemagic co-owner Nicholas Kuechler can’t say exactly how his theater became an unofficial magnet for kaiju movie fans, but the evidence is accumulating. What’s more, those Godzilla Minus One ...