TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki said Friday he was retiring from feature-length movies because he could no longer maintain the pace -- but would still go into work every ...

TOKYO -- Hayao Miyazaki criticized Prime Minister Taro Aso's penchant for "manga" comic books Thursday and said children should spend more time experiencing nature than getting engrossed in video ...

Ever since master animator Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature filmmaking in September 2013, the question hanging over Japanese animation has been: Who, if anyone, will step into his ...

In Japan, certain fruits can cost as much as a car. As it turns out, the island nation has very specific reasons why its ...

The Wind Rises is being touted as Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, but the 73-year-old has been hinting that he may not be out of the anime game just yet. Fans of Miyazaki and the films ...

TOKYOTOKYO — The Japanese master of whimsical animation, Hayao Miyazaki, has retired before. This time, he says he really means it. Miyazaki is one of animation’s most admired and successful directors ...

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VENICE – Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese director known for animated films like the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away”, plans to retire from film-making after a five-decade career, his production company said ...