Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Porco Rosso are all among the absolute best Studio Ghibli anime movies that can easily ...

FILE - Hayao Miyazaki, right, one of animation's most admired and successful directors, shares a laugh with Toshio Suzuki, chairman and producer of Studio Ghibli Inc., as they shake hands during a ...

Fans and artists across Japan have been toasting a night of international success for the country’s movie industry, after anime maestro Hayao Miyazaki picked up a historic second Oscar and the famed ...

This past Wednesday, The Graphic Narrative Project, Stanford Humanities Center and the Center for East Asian Studies hosted a talk about the worldwide appeal of legendary Japanese animator Hayao ...

The film was released in Japan on Friday, and early viewers are describing an experience of "truly astounding" visual beauty and deep philosophical messages. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki said on Friday he will make no more of the full-length films that have brought him global fame, confessing that his real love is ...

An unexploded bomb likely dropped by the United States during World War II has exploded at an airport in Japan forcing the cancellation of nearly 90 flights, Japanese officials said. The explosion of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan cannot use military strength to counter China, Hayao Miyazaki, famed director of the Oscar-winning film "Spirited Away", said on Monday, as he joined a chorus of protest ...

TOKYO — Invited to speak in Tokyo as part of the ‘Cool Japan’ cultural promotion drive, animator John Lasseter delivered a heart-felt and deeply personal tribute to Japan, Japanese film culture, and ...

As Japanese lawmakers debate a controversial security bill, one of the country’s leading artists has characterized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s desire to reinterpret the constitution as vainglorious ...