Once upon a time, cosplay was a hobby, a just-for-fun activity that was a fan-initiated side attraction at anime conventions. But as time went by, cosplayers began rapidly upping the quality of their ...

Dressing up at the World Cosplay Summit can be makeup-meltingly sweaty in Japan's baking summer, and after this year's event in record heat, organizers have pushed the 2027 edition to November. The ...

Japan’s cosplay culture has attracted fans all over the world. And one photographer at the center of this culture is Yuji Sudo. This August he is holding his first solo exhibition for a series called ...

Japan Day made a welcome return on Sunday, February 26 to a full house inside the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Created and hosted by the Japanese Embassy to further cultural exchange and ...

On the 1st of last month, Japan's new prime minister took office. Shigeru Ishiba, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected as the 102nd prime minister. There were many comments around ...

Its beginnings were humble. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese fans went to manga and anime conventions dressed as their favorite characters. There’s a long history of people dressing as ...

In the spring of last year, 24-year-old Japanese model Dulmi suddenly found herself on a plane to London — her first solo trip overseas. Upon arriving at her hotel in the British capital, she answered ...

MANILA, Philippines – Daiso Japan Philippines teamed up for the first time with Cosplay.ph — the leading Cosplay website and online community and the squad behind popular events related to animé, ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

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Almost everybody loves cosplay, whether they are kids or adults. However, what starts as an innocent way to have fun can turn into a potentially criminal activity, in case of impersonating state ...