Akihabara, or Akihabara Electric Town, is one of Tokyo's most iconic districts, often referred to as the ultimate anime and electronics mecca. The place is particularly famous for its well-lit, neon ...

A man in the iconic Akihabara of Japan was recently arrested for opening the boxes of Gunpla model kits and swapping the figures ... the original Gundam anime and Gundam SEED Freedom.

Osu shopping street--dubbed “Akihabara in Nagoya” with shops selling anime character figurines or computers--was packed with spectators, with many looking to photograph the parading cosplayers.

Ten years after it debuted in the capital's sanctuary for anime fans, Gundam Cafe Akihabara is undergoing a major facelift that will leave it four times larger when it reopens in July. The ...