Business Jun 13, 2020
Toshimaen calls it quits, to be replaced by Harry Potter theme park in 2023
The 94-year-old amusement park, which has entertained generations, will close for good in August.
Business / Corporate Jul 3, 2019
Pokemon Go developer releases new Harry Potter mobile game in Japan
One of the developers of the smash-hit mobile game Pokemon Go jointly released Tuesday a new Harry Potter game for smartphones in Japan, featuring augmented reality technology that blends "wizarding" with the real world. The Japanese version of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite was released by ...
Film Nov 27, 2018
Katherine Waterston discusses making magic in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'
by Alyssa I. Smith
From the get-go, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" makes it clear that the new installment of J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts" franchise will be gloomier and heavier than the first film, a playful romp set in New York during the age of jazz. Katherine Waterston, ...
Film / Reviews Nov 21, 2018
'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald': Wizards and wands, but no magic
by James Hadfield
Quick: what's a good spell against boredom? After getting off to a nimble start with "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" in 2016, J.K. Rowling's five-part prequel to the "Harry Potter" series is already starting to feel like an almighty slog. While its ...
Commentary / World Sep 23, 2017
The literary magic of Harry Potter
by William A. Gleason
Will the ultra popular Harry Potter series stand the test of time?
Books Jun 27, 2017
Twenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans gathered online and in the real world to express their enduring love for J.K. Rowling's magical creation. Since "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" came out in 1997, ...
National / Science & Health | NATURAL SELECTIONS Jan 14, 2017
Recalling the ins and outs of our memory
by Rowan Hooper
In the Harry Potter films, Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore shows the young wizard memories that he keeps in glass vessels. The franchise portrays memories as things that possess a physical structure that can be moved around. Although they appear to look like wispy ...
Culture Dec 1, 2016
Tokyo Comic Con calls on Hollywood's big guns for star power
by Ryotaro Aoki
As we sit down for an interview, Tokyo Comic Convention Committee Chairman Mitsuaki Munegumi casually points to a glass case in the center of the room. "There's actually a real 'Star Wars' lightsaber in there," he says, and reaches over. He pulls out a hilt ...
National Nov 11, 2016
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' latest in Potter series, hits bookstores in Japan
The Japanese-language version of the latest book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," was released Friday. Fans lined up in the rain in front of Book Store Kumazawa's Hachioji store in western Tokyo on Thursday evening as they counted down ...
Entertainment News Jan 30, 2016
'Harry Potter' author reveals Japanese wizarding school
by Tom Hanaway
J.K. Rowling, author of the fantasy series “Harry Potter,” has let muggles in on a big secret — there is a hidden magic school in Japan. Rowling revealed the Japanese version of Hogwarts on her Pottermore website Friday, along with schools in North America, Brazil ...
Business / Tech Jun 3, 2015
Superhuman Sports Society aims to bring Harry Potter's Quidditch, Dragon Ball to life
by Yuzuha Oka
Have you ever dreamed of chasing the Golden Snitch on a broomstick, as Harry Potter does in the game of Quidditch? How about releasing a devastating "Kame Hame Ha" energy wave like the character Goku in the Dragon Ball manga and anime? Our world and the ...