Sure, One Piece's Straw Hats will eventually be part of history ... Luffy's birthday happens to fall on Children's Day in Japan, which is almost certainly not a coincidence.

People from northeastern Japan have jointly showcased their region's traditional summer festivals at the World Expo in Osaka.

Last summer, the organizer of the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival discovered that the traditional flower ... historically been skilled in making straw hats, the Japanese festival successfully overcame ...

Imu seems to have powers that go beyond a traditional Devil Fruit and is connected ... introducing him to the entrancing world of Japanese animation. Since then, he has been a staunch follower ...

Sacred logs were transported to Ise Jingu in central Japan's Mie Prefecture in preparation for a centuries-old ceremony to rebuild the shrine's structures.

In the Elbaf arc, Zoro is poised to unlock a soul-cutting Haki, essential for defeating formidable, potentially immortal enemies like Imu and the Holy Knights. This new ability, possibly learned from ...

Tanuki are popular characters in Japanese folklore and real-life animals, but what in the world are they, exactly?

On June 6, POP MART officially opened its first store in Bali, located beside the iconic Kuta Beach. This marks not only the ...

Mibu no Hana Taue, a rice planting ritual to pray for a good harvest, took place on June 1 in Kita-Hiroshima, Hiroshima ...

Here are 13 summer festivals happening across Japan in 2025 from fireworks and street dances to quiet lantern processions and ...

Over the course of the last twenty years or so, One Piece has steadily expanded the Straw Hats’ roster, giving Luffy one ...

The latest installment of One Piece, Chapter 1151, continues the chaotic developments on Elbaf, with Imu escalating the ...