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ONE PIECE

Main characters from the popular Japanese manga "One Piece" on display at the Grevin Museum in Paris on Thursday
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2026
¡®One Piece¡¯ manga characters join Paris wax museum
The 10 wax dolls of the Straw Hat Crew members are the first Japanese anime characters to join the Grevin Museum.
Prototypes of bronze statues of the Straw Hat Pirates crew members from "One Piece" on display at the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art on Friday
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2026
Quake recovery exhibition opens in Kumamoto with ¡®One Piece¡¯ tie-in
The exhibition showcasing reconstruction efforts after the April 2016 earthquakes runs from Friday through May 24.
¡°One Piece¡± cast members (from left) Jacob Romero Gibson, Mackenyu, Inaki Godoy, Emily Rudd and Taz Skylar attend a Netflix fan event ahead of the show¡¯s Season Two premiere.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 19, 2026
Fans find their crew in Tokyo as ¡®One Piece¡¯ sets sail again
Netflix brought the Straw Hat spirit to Tokyo with a celebration that drew devoted fans and underscored the live-action series¡¯ global popularity.
McDonald's Japan has canceled its plan to bundle "One Piece" trading cards with its Happy Set meals, after a similar Pokemon-themed campaign sparked a frenzy and uproar over uneaten food being discarded.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2025
McDonald¡¯s Japan to skip ¡®One Piece¡¯ Happy Meal promo
The cancellation follows a similar Pokemon-themed campaign that sparked a frenzy and uproar over uneaten food being discarded.
Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada attends the red carpet event for FX's "Shogun" at the Academy theater in Los Angeles in February.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 25, 2024
Demand for Japanese content booms after ¡®Shogun¡¯ success
With interest coming from overseas producers, Japan-based companies are trying to help creators get their stories told.
Netflix?is ramping up local production in Southeast Asia, aiming to boost its subscriber base in the region even as U.S. rivals are pulling back.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2024
Netflix uses ¡®Squid Game¡¯ playbook for untapped Southeast Asia
Asia Pacific, accounting for just 11% of Netflix¡¯s 2023 revenue may offer significant growth potential due to its large, young demographic.
From movies, anime, manga and even to sports stars, 2023 was a year where global audiences demonstrated their increasing fondness for Japanese soft power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2023
From Godzilla to Shohei: Â鶹´«Ã½ soft power had a big year
Little by little, Japan is getting better at pitching its copious wares overseas, and 2023 proved that.
A screenshot of the website for "The One Piece"
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 19, 2023
¡®One Piece¡¯ series to be remade on Netflix
Titled ¡°The One Piece,¡± the show is set to be released on streaming services. The release date is yet to be determined.
Monkey D. Luffy (Inaki Godoy), a young wannabe pirate who leads a crew of misfits driven by personal missions, is defined by his ability to stretch his body, making him elastic and indestructible in every way.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 16, 2023
¡®One Piece¡¯: Netflix tries to translate the anime magic (again)
Based on a remarkably endurable manga and anime franchise, the live-action series may satisfy fans, but most of the personality of the original is gone.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 3, 2023
ChatGPT turns to manga in ¡®One Piece¡¯ author experiment
The AI program has passed exams, penned news articles and produced code. So perhaps it¡¯s no surprise that ¡®One Piece¡¯ author Eiichiro Oda has turned to it for inspiration.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2022 in Review
Dec 22, 2022
Anime continued its dominance in 2022
Anime proved to be bankable content in chaotic times, with ¡®One Piece¡¯ and ¡®Dragon Ball¡¯ scoring big at the box office, while major streaming services expanded their anime offerings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2020
Da-iCE is set to roll out pop singles to satisfy your senses ¡ª all of them
J-pop act Da-iCE¡¯s first single for a project based on the five senses was selected to be the opening theme song for the anime TV series, ¡°One Piece.¡±
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 25, 2019
The changing face of fashion in Japan
Collaborations, ethical statements and flashback trends ¡ª is Japanese fashion going through an identity crisis?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 23, 2017
¡®One Piece¡¯: Manga still popular, influential after two decades
Eiichiro Oda¡¯s long-running contemporary manga ¡°One Piece¡± is the undisputed king of Japanese pop culture today.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 31, 2017
Let¡¯s discuss ¡°One Piece¡±
Popular manga ¡®One Piece¡¯ will become a live-action TV drama through a collaboration with a Hollywood production team.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2017
Popular manga ¡®One Piece¡¯ to be remade into live-action TV drama
Popular manga ¡°One Piece¡± will become a live-action TV drama through a collaboration with a Hollywood production team, according to the firm that publishes the series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2016
Tencent taps ninja Naruto to chase China¡¯s $31 billion anime market
A blue-eyed ninja with spiky blond hair and whisker marks is leading Tencent Holdings Ltd.¡¯s campaign to capture the eyes and wallets of China¡¯s anime fans.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 4, 2014
Manga, the Rising Sun and Abe¡¯s history problem
During his recent visit to the United Nations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reasserted his eagerness to improve relations with Â鶹´«Ã½ East Asian neighbors, but the reaction from Beijing and Seoul was tepid.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 18, 2014
Have an animated summer adventure
When Monkey D. Luffy of the manga and anime ¡°One Piece¡± screams out ¡°I¡¯m going to be a pirate king,¡± does it ever make you think to yourself, ¡°I want to be a pirate king too¡°? Well now¡¯s your chance.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 11, 2013
Japan by the numbers (06.11.13)
Who would read every book in a series of 70? One in four Japanese people in their 20s, according to one poll. There¡¯s more where that came from.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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