CULTURE
‘There Was Such a Thing Before’: Fukushima grief and fu...
Eighteen years since his last feature, Yoshihiko Matsui is back with a somber Fu...
'Adolescence' and 'The Studio' dominate television's Em...
Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper made Emmy history as the youngest male winner, whil...
Robert Redford, screen idol turned director and activis...
Known for roles in "The Sting" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the act...
Japan’s box office belongs to 'Demon Slayer' as latest ...
“Infinity Castle” entry has overtaken “Spirited Away,” making the franchise the ...
'Adolescence,' 'The Studio' dominate television's Emmy ...
Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper made Emmy history as the youngest male winner, whil...
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Dozens of biennials, triennials, art festivals and fairs are taking place betwee...
Tokyo International Comedy Festival doubles down on div...
The second edition of Tokyo’s stand-up festival has leveled up with even more bi...
‘100 Meters’ brings kinetic energy to rivalry drama
In his latest film, Kenji Iwaisawa turns a 10-second dash into cinema with rotos...
Mei Ehara’s third album finds clarity in the noise
The Japanese singer-songwriter turns the concept of a McGuffin into her most dir...
Unsound turns Osaka into a laboratory of avant-garde music
Long-running Polish music festival Unsound channels Expo ’70 at its first Japan ...
'Faking Beethoven’: Comedic musical biopic forgets to h...
Kazuaki Seki’s comedy centers on the notorious fibber who shaped a maestro’s myth.
Latest 'Demon Slayer' film slays at box office, earning...
The latest film topped ¥10 billion in box-office revenue in the first eight days...
Traditional Japanese erotic art exhibition puts female ...
An erotic form of ukiyo-e, shunga is often dismissed as mere pornography. An exh...
Dark folklore meets teenage angst in ‘The Summer Hikaru...
Slow-burn horror in the countryside coupled with queer undertones makes for a me...
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Haru Nemuri’s “ekkolaptomenos” fuses philosophy, pop and protest, confronting Ja...
‘Swallows' untangles the murky ethics of selling mother...
“Swallows” examines the intersections of class and reproductive issues with a fo...
