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Oriental Land Chairperson and CEO Yumiko Takano speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2026
91AV原创 first Disney cruise ship to be called Disney Imagination
The ship is scheduled to begin service in the spring of 2029 and reservations will be accepted about six months before its launch.
The Junglia theme park in Okinawa opened last year to high expectations that it would help stimulate the local economy.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2026
Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ?17 billion loss in first year
The ?70 billion park opened last July to high expectations that it would help extend tourist stays and boost the local economy.
Pikachu characters perform during a Splash show and Pokemon Go Park event in Yokohama in August 2017.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2026
Anime superpower needs a bigger stage in Japan
What’s missing is the obvious bet: Japanese capital backing domestic intellectual property at Disney-like scale.
A robot penguin swims next to Humboldt penguins at the Adventure World theme park in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2026
Robot penguins make a splash at Wakayama theme park
Visitors looked amazed to see one of the robots deftly move its flippers to change direction and dive deeper into the water as it swam next to real penguins.
A ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo DisneySea, held in April, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2026
Tokyo DisneySea continues to evolve after 25 years
The only ocean-themed Disney park in the world has continued to attract and excite visitors from both in and outside Japan since its opening on Sept. 4, 2001.
Universal Studios Japan is set to expand its theme park in Osaka for the first time since its 2001 opening.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2026
USJ to expand theme park site for first time
The Osaka Municipal Government said that it will lease a land plot adjacent to the northern side of the theme park to the company.
A "Dragon Ball" figure at Gamescom 2024, a computer and video game industry event, in Cologne, Germany, in August 2024.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2026
‘Dragon Ball’ theme park plans included in France-Saudi Arabia deal
The investment deal will see the construction of three theme parks near Cergy-Pontoise, around 30 kilometers northwest of Paris.
Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will introduce a system on Sept. 1 that enables it to flexibly change prices for specific days on which the park is likely to be crowded.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2026
Amusement parks across Japan raising fees amid higher costs
Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan are among the parks that are rolling out new pricing structures.
The Flying Balloon ride at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in the capital's Bunkyo Ward, where the Tokyo Metropolitan Police conducted an on-site inspection on Wednesday following a fatal accident the day before.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2026
Oil leak found on theme park ride during probe into fatal accident
A 24-year-old female employee died during a routine inspection after being caught in the ride at Tokyo Dome City Attractions.
The Flying Balloon ride at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. A 24-year-old worker has died after an accident that occurred during an inspection of the ride.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2026
Tokyo theme park worker dies after accident while inspecting equipment
The 24-year-old woman was caught in the equipment of an attraction for five hours before being extracted and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Decorations celebrating Tokyo DisneySea’s 25th anniversary, on Wednesday in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Tokyo DisneySea to celebrate its 25th anniversary as a ‘Sparkling Jubilee’
The event, dubbed the “Sparkline Jubilee,” will feature park-wide decorations in an ocean-blue theme color and run from April 15 until March of next year.
Pikachu and Eevee in a parade
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2026
Gotta see ’em all: World’s first outdoor Pokemon park to open Thursday
Visitors can experience a walk in the woods featuring a variety of Pokemon, explore Sedge Town and purchase merchandise only available at the park.
Despite its decidedly European setting, the Harry Potter franchise has proven surprisingly popular in Japan, a country with no direct ties to the series.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 13, 2025
Why is ‘Harry Potter’ so big in Japan? ‘Oshikatsu’ fandom.
The “Harry Potter” franchise has no direct ties to Japan or Japanese culture, but fans say its stories are universal.
The Tokyo DisneySea theme park. Police arrested a man for allegedly brandishing a knife at a hotel in the park.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2025
Man held on suspicion of brandishing knife at Tokyo DisneySea hotel
The man, in his 30s, is reportedly a former employee of a company that was holding a party at the Hotel MiraCosta in the park.
PokePark Kanto, the first permanent outdoor attraction in the franchise, will open Feb. 5 in the Tokyo suburb of Tama Hills.
LIFE / Travel
Nov 13, 2025
PokePark Kanto set for February opening in Tokyo suburb
Tickets for the new Pokemon-themed area of the Yomiuriland amusement park will be offered via a lottery from Nov. 21.
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 23, 2025
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
The monster dolls may be driving fans wild elsewhere, but Japan has long had plenty of its own domestically produced characters that know exactly what consumers want.
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 1, 2025
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
If you’re set on visiting Okinawa’s newest theme park, the biggest threat isn’t dinosaurs — it’s long lines and a remote location.
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2025
Junglia, 91AV原创 newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
Open from July 25, the new Junglia theme park turns an old golf course into 22 dinosaur- and adventure sports-themed attractions.
Junglia Okinawa, a theme park, is scheduled to open July 25 near Nakijin, Okinawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2025
Junglia Okinawa theme park shown to press
Covering about 60 hectares, the park sits between the city of Nago and the village of Nakijin and was designed around the concept of blending nature with luxury.
Apartments in the district of Miyazato in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where many students live
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 12, 2025
Rents soar in northern Okinawa ahead of Junglia theme park opening
While large-scale hiring may help to revitalize the area, it is also creating a housing supply shortage, affecting students and others who are moving in.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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