Akira Toriyama, creator of iconic 'dragon ball' and Manga Pioneer, passes away at 68Japan's cherished 'Dragon Ball' manga and anime series creator, Akira Toriyama, has passed away at the age of 68. Toriyama, renowned for hi...
08 Mar, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Netflix shares surge on big subscriber additions despite Hollywood strikesNetflix capitalised on its heft in global production, as well as the economic hardships of its media rivals, to garner 247 million subscrib...
20 Oct, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
Netflix shares surge 14% on strong subscriber growthNetflix shares rose to $396.20, putting them on course for the biggest one-day percentage gain in nearly three years, with the company on t...
19 Oct, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
Japan's synthesized singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16The Vocaloid's hits have been widely shared online, including on Miku's own official YouTube channel, which has drawn 2.5 million subscribe...
02 Sep, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
Japan’s software-generated singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16!She is Japan's most famous Vocaloid - a computer-synthesized singing voice software that, in her case, comes with a virtual avatar.
02 Sep, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
Netflix unveils a captivating August lineup: Depp v. Heard, Guns & Gulaabs, and moreNetflix is preparing for an eventful month ahead, packed with an array of new films and web series poised to enthrall audiences including D...
16 Aug, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Machine magic or art menace? Japan's first AI mangaAs Japan's first fully AI-drawn manga, the work has raised questions over the threat technology could pose to jobs and copyright in the nat...
06 Mar, 2023, 10.26 AM IST
‘Ultraman’ season 3 on Netflix: See release windowThe anime series "Ultraman" is set to air its third and final season on Netflix in 2023.
04 Feb, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Yuji Nunokawa, Japanese legendary animator, director and Studio Pierrot founder, dies at 75The anime industry is mourning the death of one of its brightest executives. Studio Pierrot's creator, Yuji Nunokawa, 75, died unexpectedly...
27 Dec, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
Mobius heads into retirement touting fresh emerging stock highsMobius is set to step down in less than a week but this won’t be the last of him as an investor.
26 Jan, 2018, 02.52 PM IST
Mark Mobius, emerging-market guru, to retire after 30 yearsAfter accepting job offer in 1987, Mobius headed one of the first emerging-market equity fund.
06 Jan, 2018, 12.26 PM IST
Online dating games a hit among Japanese womenLike many Japanese young women, Takako Suzuki says the first thing she does most days is think about who her next boyfriend should be.
22 Sep, 2011, 10.52 AM IST