CULTURE
'Borderlines': A cacophony of dramatic personae unfolds...
With elements of both poetry and memoir, “Borderlines: An Astral Experience in P...
Tadao Ando's ongoing architecture dialogue with Museum SAN
Since Museum SAN opened in 2013, Tadao Ando has returned three times to design a...
‘Vicissitude’: A golden-hour reverie on childhood and l...
Takuro Ijichi’s debut feature is most enchanting when it surrenders to pure feel...
‘Mars Express’ shows anime’s influence has no borders
Inspired by Japanese classics such as “Ghost in the Shell” and “Akira,” Jeremie ...
Cyber NamuNamu puts a techno spin on Buddhism
Cyber NamuNamu is injecting new life into Buddhism with its electronic performan...
Time and history win big at most prestigious Japanese b...
The Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize in January 2026 were awarded to Makoto T...
‘All Greens’: Teenage boredom sprouts a risky coming-of...
Set in rural Ibaraki Prefecture, Takashi Koyama’s drama follows three girls who ...
BTS set to return to Japan with world tour in April
After a nearly four-year hiatus and military service, all seven BTS members will...
'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet' triumph at Gold...
Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller and TV's teen murder saga "Adolescence...
'One Battle After Another,' 'Hamnet' triumph at Golden ...
Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller and TV's teen murder saga "Adolescence...
‘The Luminous Fairies and Mothra’: This monster is not ...
The Luminous Fairies and Mothra," translated to English for the first time, prov...
Sheng Wang is very good at noticing things
The Taiwanese American comedian sits down with The Japan Times to discuss his st...
'Macross' creator Shoji Kawamori breaks free with new f...
After 40 years of anime franchises, Shoji Kawamori’s first fully original film t...
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ to make rare trip abroad to...
The 17th century masterpiece will be loaned to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in ...
‘Higuma!! The Killer Bear’: Monster movie proves a litt...
A bear with a taste for human flesh collides with illicit gig work and slapstick...
‘The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat’: Truth is elusive...
Director Yukihiro Morigaki stretches one family’s secrets across decades, with m...
