The newest episode of Kaitai Kingdom on NHK will focus on how the giant Gundam statue in Yokohama was taken apart and dismantled.

It will mark the first display of such a giant Gundam in the Kansai region in western Japan. The Gundam will be kneeling on its left knee while raising its right arm high, supposedly pointing at ...

A survey by NHK and landmark expert Tsugawa Yasuo identified at least 15 giant Kannon statues in Japan. Tsugawa says the statues built during the bubble era were less about religious significance ...

however tourism has dropped considerably due to the pandemic A seaside town in Japan has raised eyebrows after it used funding from an emergency Covid-19 relief grant to build a giant statue of a ...

The massive Unicorn Gundam statue in front of DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in Odaiba is getting lit up with special winter lights. Until February 16, you can see the robot illuminated in blue ...

the giant robots of Gundam. Four decades after the sci-fi anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" debuted on Japanese television, plastic models lifted from the saga are as popular as ever. Toymaker ...

FUKUSHIMA—A “weakling” Gundam warrior statue is now armed to the teeth after failing to put up much of a fight when its rifle was stolen. The rearming effort was spearheaded by Katsumi Abe ...