Isekai Is Dead – Why the Genre Lost Its Charm and Became a Transnational Golden Calf.
In the vast collection of light novels, web comics, manga and anime, isekai rose to popularity as technology advanced, introducing newer forms of entertainment. However, is the surge of countless adaptations every season is relevant today? Kadokawa executives saw...
Why should South Africans set their eyes on TICAD?
The Tokyo International Conference on African Development is a long-running business conference that invites government officials, investors, and entrepreneurs all over the globe, aiming to provide insight and interest in African markets. Co-hosted by the Japanese...
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Tanabata: The Star-Crossed Folklore of Love and Longing
July. It’s that strange halfway point in the year where we all start asking ourselves the same thing:"Wait... how is it July already?" For many of us, this is the month where resolutions start feeling distant, motivation dips, and our to-do lists start looking eerily...
Movie Review – THE DARK maternity of dark water (2002)
In the grim milieu of Japan’s post-economic bubble era, a surge of horror films released shaped their narratives around prevailing issues related to family, specifically between parent and child. Aside from Ring (1998), Nakata Hideo Dark Water (2002) is exemplarily...
Van Gogh the Original Weeb
It’s not often you associate Vincent van Gogh — the tortured Dutch genius of Starry Night fame — with anime fans in Pikachu hoodies. But standing in front of Utagawa Hiroshige’s woodblock prints this weekend, I realised something: Van Gogh was, in many ways, the...
The Magic of Japanese Romance Dramas
Anime remains the most popular content on streaming platforms worldwide. Valued at US$24 billion,1 anime makes up 45% of content viewed on premium video-on-demand services, with Japanese live-action only being 22%. 2 Audiences rarely view Japanese television shows,...
Being South African and having to learn to “read the air” in Japanese work and social culture
Photo by Owen Ishii. How well you can kuuki o yomu—空気を読む— or rather “read the air” is quite an important feat in your survival skills when living in Japan. As a South African, experiencing this enigma firsthand has been a challenge, but it has also been fun,...
JLCSA in the news! (External Articles)
Here is an article on Governance in the Age of AI! Whether you're a politician or an economist at heart! This article will definitely get you thinking. Co-written by Emma Ruiters. Lessons From Japan: Governing in the Age of AI