CULTURE
Japan releases 'Emily in Paris' star after drug arrest
Harris was detained at Naha Airport after customs officers found 0.78 grams of a...
Tadao Ando’s raw passion in 750 artworks
A new Taschen volume reveals the architect’s creative process through decades of...
Culture caught in crossfire as Japan and China rift esc...
Beijing’s restrictions on Japanese entertainment have canceled concerts and post...
U.S. playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Okinawa fo...
Known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his appearance in the hit show "Em...
2025 was the year Japan’s box office returned
Anime ruled the screens once again, but a kabuki drama surprised us all.
Mr. Men and Little Miss characters set for first featur...
The beloved Mr. Men and Little Miss characters will appear in their first featur...
A new animation festival lands in Nagoya with big plans
The Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival will feature screenings, ...
‘Black Box Diaries’ is Shiori Ito’s unflinching case fo...
After a re-edit, Shiori Ito’s Academy Award nominated documentary is finally get...
‘The Chatterboxes’: ‘A comedy of errors finds a common ...
Ken Kawai’s comedy about a feud between a deaf Japanese man and a Kurdish immigr...
Yumi Matsutoya’s human touch in an AI age
Even as she experiments with AI, Yumi Matsutoya returns to the craft, memories a...
Oscar-winning U.K. playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
As well as his Oscar, Stoppard won three Oliviers and five Tonys, among the top ...
Is human-machine collaboration the future of fine art?
At this year’s Art Week Tokyo, AI emerged as a major and incredibly nuanced them...
A rare dance trinity: Ballet, butoh and kabuki share th...
In the uncertain realm between life and death dwell mystical creatures — tengu d...
Mariko Tsutsui knows the power of quiet roles
The “Dawn Chorus” actor inhabits every character through meticulous preparation.
‘Sato and Sato’: Unraveling marriage story feels universal
Chihiro Amano’s film about a couple with Japan’s most common surname shows how e...
‘Bring Him Down to a Portable Size’ mourns a lovable loser
In his latest film, Ryota Nakano blends comedy and loss in a story of uneasy yet...
