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– Japan Hits Record 42.7 Million Tourists in 2025
∟Japan’s foreign tourist numbers projected to fall for first time in years in 2026
∟Japan just had its first same-month foreign tourist decrease in four years
∟Kyoto raises hotel accommodation tax to fight overtourism, travelers could pay up to 10 times more
∟Foreign tourists in Japan will get free Shinkansen tickets to promote regional tourism
∟Japan now has a “for foreign tourists only” Mt. Fuji sightseeing train
∟Foreigners accounting for over 80 percent of off-course skiers needing rescue in Japan’s Hokkaido
∟Kyoto planning surprise late-night inspections of Airbnb-style rentals to fight overtourism
∟Japan’s most famous Mt. Fuji view park cancels cherry blossom festival because of overtourism
∟Famous koi ponds overwhelmed with tourists throwing thousands of coins in them
∟Viral Videos Spark Wave of Complaints Over Tourist Abuse of Nara Deer
∟Japanese government planning higher ticket prices for foreign tourists at Tokyo National Museum
∟Fujisoba Store Sparks Debate Over Sign Asking Foreign Tourists to Avoid Lunchtime
∟Japan’s izakaya pubs closing at record pace, failing to attract foreign tourists
∟Japanese hair salons going bankrupt in record numbers
∟Japan’s “Business Manager” Visa Applications Collapse by 96% After Stricter Screening
∟New bounty system starts in Japan, rewards reports of illegal employment of foreigners
∟Japan to Import Millions of Workers From Bangladesh
∟Foreign Buyers Pushing Up Kyoto Property Prices as Locals Struggle With Soaring Land Costs
∟Japan Homes Could Spike Up to 30% as Material Shortages Hit Construction Industry
∟Material Shortages Push Japan’s Small Construction Companies Toward Collapse
∟Bamboo trees vandalized near Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari shrine, foreign graffiti prevalent
∟Graffiti Vandalism Spreads Through Kyoto Bamboo Groves
∟58 Gravestones Destroyed at Former Prison Cemetery in Hokkaido
∟Thousands of Japanese citizens gathered to protest muslim mosques and cemetaries
∟Foreigner condo plan in Japan ignites social media uproar, complaints to local gov’ts
∟Fire Breaks Out at Muromachi-Era Daihoji Temple in Toyama
∟This is happening to dozens of shrines across Japan
∟Japan Outbreak of Fires at Shrines & Temples Has Critics Suspecting Immigrants
∟Japanese temple burns to the ground, fire burning inside for 1,200 years unharmed
∟Two Sri Lankan Nationals Arrested for Stealing Copper From Damaged Temple
∟Copper Thieves Target Japanese Shrines as Metal Theft Wave Spreads Across Japan
∟It’s the fourth Shinto Shrine within a month
– Japanese government to allow desecration of flags on kids’ meals
– Pickups
∟The AI bubble appears to be popping
– Fantia Announces Much Stricter Mosaic & Censorship Rules Following Legal Pressure
∟Kurishita Zenko breaks down the policy
∟Chibi summarizes Zenko’s breakdown
∟The penalties are insane
∟Fantia Issues Apology After Backlash Over New Censorship Rules
∟Fantia is hiding the censorship amid a translation update
∟Japan Artist Says Police Raided His Home Over a Single Uncensored Image Uploaded Online
∟Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai Satellite Event in Chichibu Bans Adult Doujinshi Sales
∟This is death by a thousand cuts
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Kickstarter Backtracks on Mature Content Censorship, Claims Payment Processor Pressured Them
∟Even PayPal is cracking down
Convention news:
– Delicious in Dungeon and Ryoko Kui Exhibition Announces Los Angeles Dates
– Sevakis promises to blow your mind at Otakon with Discotek announcements
Live-Action Anime news:
– Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil posters
Streaming news:
– Kenjiro Tsuda sues TikTok over AI videos allegedly stealing his voice
– Ascendent Animation dubbed Yara Naika and the rest of the Junichi Yamakawa Collection
∟It was gay before, but in English it feels extra gay
Theater Release news:
– Hello Kitty Movie Directors Announced
– Gantz Creator Hiroya Oku’s GIGANT Manga Gets Theatrical Animation
– Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi Anime Film Releases New Teaser Trailer
Series news:
Anime:
– Historie Anime Reveals January 2027 Broadcast, Main Cast in New Trailer
– Hana-Kimi Season 2 Anime Reveals New Theme Songs, July 1 Premiere in Latest Trailer
– Red River Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Main Visual and More Cast
– The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom Anime Teaser Trailer
– Director Takayuki Hirao’s WASTED CHEF Anime Project Dishes Up New Teaser Visual
– Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure! Anime to Air First-Ever Crossover Episodes
∟Star Detective PreCure meets Detective Conan in smashing crossover
– GATE 2: Tides of Conflict Anime Reveals New Key Visual
– Goddess of Victory: Nikke anime short Episode 1 revealed
– The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World Season 2 Anime Teaser Visual
– Rich Girl Caretaker: I’m Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School Anime Trailer
– The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne Anime Reveals Cast for Christa, Sebastian
– So What’s Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? Anime Adds 4 More Cast Members
– Unhinged comedy Grand Blue reveals Season 3 key visual and band for opening song
– Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love anime reveals 2027 premiere in new teaser
– Scooby-Doo anime series Yokoso Scooby-Doo! announced
∟The Pokémon anime studio’s next project is a Scooby-Doo anime, Yokoso Scooby-Doo
Manga:
– Manga Artist Says Google Banned Their Account Over Old Manga Uploads
– Gachiakuta Creator Kei Urana Deletes Twitter Account After Viral Backlash
∟Gachiakuta had just won three awards
∟This is the character the guy was cosplaying
∟Remember the first instance of dreads being called cultural appropriation?
∟Confirmed, the graffiti artist did delete his Twitter
∟After harassing her off Twitter, they’ve moved onto her Instagram
∟Fans are pissed
∟Even an animator at Bones came out to decry the haters
Games:
– Tekken 8 Reveals Yujiro Hanma from Baki as DLC Character
∟Who apparently raped Elon and Trump
– Activist Shareholder Says Kadokawa Letting FromSoftware Profits “Leak” Overseas
– Bunny Garden Developer Says Making Adult Women With Small Chests Now “Highly Risky”
– Fatal Fury Developers Say Adding Mai Shiranui’s Classic Outfit Faces “Technical Hurdles”
– Nintendo Reportedly Receives Another Patent Rejection in Ongoing Palworld Dispute
– Library of Congress archives DOOM Soundtrack for cultural significance
Release news:
– Seven Seas Announces Magic User: Reborn in Another World as a Max Level Wizard Audiobook and More
– Manga Mavericks Licenses Zawayuki Taki’s Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down Manga
– Right Stuf
∟Sentai Filmworks
– Deaf Crocodile is releasing Frankenstein
∟The subscription will cost you $450
– Guyver 2 is getting a 4k
∟Sneak peak at the packaging
– Umbrella’s Blu-Ray for Return to Silent Hill has the correct audio mix
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Ryan Cohen sent the letter to eBay along with the items he sold
– Japan’s largest online resale site banning scalper sales of McDonald’s new anime Happy Meal toys
– Pokémon Company to require Japanese government ID cards for some online Pokémon card purchases
– Blue Archive Swimsuit Serika Figure Flat & Cute
– The Ravishing Ryza Gets New Bunny Figure in Furyu’s BiCute Bunnies Line
– Danmachi Freya Figure Boasting the Body of a Goddess
– Fate/Grand Order’s Barghest Both Towering & Dominant in New Figure
– Gundam teams up with 300-year-old daruma maker for wood-carved anime mecha figures
– Shinto shrine will bless your bike helmet and give you a sacred bike helmet stamp
– Japan’s rice warehouse stockpile rate hits record high as consumers, restaurants reject high prices
Misc news:
– Japanese tourist sentenced after punching, sitting on wife at Queenstown campground
– Man in Japan calls in bomb threat because he doesn’t want to go to his own work farewell party
– Elite Girls’ School Fails to Block Apartment Construction: “They’ll Take Secret Photos!”