CULTURE
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Over 100 booths showed off the latest in acrylic stands, binoculars and cheering...
‘Young & Fine’: Teenage horndog tale balances heart and...
The oddball sensibility of Toshiya Kominami’s coming-of-age film, paired with Yu...
‘Harbin’: Somber historical drama sees act of mercy lea...
Hyun Bin portrays real-life Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun as a compl...
The many lives of Nakagin Capsule Tower on display at N...
“The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower” showcases the 50-year history of t...
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th a...
The 2025 schedule includes two exhibitions showcasing the museum’s permanent col...
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
Returning to Japan for the American ballet company's first international tour si...
Between reality and fiction: A summer’s day in Karuizaw...
The author speaks on the Nagano Prefecture town's unique positioning between Jap...
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of archi...
From a model of the Grand Ring you can walk through to a futuristic city design,...
‘Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl’: Beautiful, brutal and br...
The first chapter of Yasuomi Umetsu's new "Virgin Punk" project delivers old-sch...
‘I Am Kirishima’ peels back the mystery of a fugitive r...
Banmei Takahashi's drama gives shape to a man whose face appeared on wanted post...
Queer-coded yakuza story wins prestigious U.K. crime wr...
With “The Night of Baba Yaga,” Akira Otani is the first Japanese writer to win t...
‘Try first, figure it out later’: Kom_I and Foodman’s b...
Part philosophy and part performance, the musicians' “Fani Mani” is all party.
From stage to screen, a story of quiet connection in th...
Director Shinya Tamada adapts "On Summer Sand" for film by filling the silences ...
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime ...
A new show at Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills Gallery explores the painstaking process of...
Diva of dualities: Maria Seiren sings opera and noh in ...
The first-ever winner of talent show competition “Japan’s Got Talent” is having ...
Why are idol fans throwing hands at the racetrack?
A recent Fruits Zipper fan frenzy stirred online criticism, raising questions ab...
