CULTURE
Part seedy, part satire, all bite: ‘Jackson Alone’ tack...
The dark satire novella “Jackson Alone” is the first book by Akutagawa Prize-win...
NHK’s 76th ‘Kohaku’ was over the top and oddly comforting
With pyrotechnics, celebrations for major milestones and a sea of dancers, the y...
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku Period spectacle
NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift f...
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku-Period spectacle
NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift f...
Comedian Gianmarco counts on naughty 'Dragon Ball' word...
The New York-based Gianmarco Soresi is hyped to see how his style of crowd work ...
Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol turned animal activist, die...
Bardot quit making movies at age 39, and she courted controversy with comments a...
A year of plenty: Endless art shows, subtle curation of...
Japan’s art scene was bursting with public enthusiasm, overflowing exhibition ha...
A night at the museum when dinosaurs come to life
The Dino-A-Live show, made with lifelike animatronic dinosaurs, has partnered wi...
From trash to treasure: How anime became a museum staple
Anime- and manga-related art exhibitions are now one of the pillars propping up ...
In 2025, anime tightened its grip abroad — and played i...
As anime conquered overseas markets, the industry doubled down on known IP and l...
Can a pop song carry a movie? Japan thinks so.
Hollywood rarely tries it, but Japan keeps going back for more. Isao Yukisada’s ...
‘White Flowers and Fruits’: Inside the fragile, hauntin...
Strong performances from newcomer actors anchor Yukari Sakamoto’s J-horror cente...
‘Whoever Steals This Book’: A genre-hopping odyssey thr...
Sometimes visually dazzling, sometimes dense with exposition, Kagokan’s first fu...
Life lessons from bestselling kids' book about making m...
The top-selling book of 2025, “Dai Pinchi Zukan 3,” is a children’s book about a...
Butoh fit itself into odd spaces in 2025
Though it has no permanent “home,” butoh’s creativity saw it stretch out to unli...
Tradition, remixed: A year on Japan’s stages
From kabuki’s newfound fans to experimental theater’s widening scope, Japan’s pe...
