CULTURE
Jose Ando's rapid rise from first pages to the Akutagaw...
Just three years after dedicating himself to writing, the author won Japan's top...
Oscar-nominated documentaries put Japan under the micro...
Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries” and Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s “Instruments of a Beati...
Vatican thriller 'Conclave' wins top prize in SAG Award...
"Conclave" surprises with a SAG Award win for best cast, suggesting it may have ...
When anime meets drag: The manga-inspired world of Rock...
A drag queen who merges manga, anime and queer culture, Rock M. Sakura's persona...
Japanese movies win accolades at Berlin International F...
"Futsu no Seikatsu," an animated movie directed by Yoriko Mizushiri, was awarded...
Fuji Rock’s biggest lineup surprise? The debut of Tatsu...
The summer music festival also promises Vampire Weekend, Vulfpeck and Fred Again...
'A Hundred Years and a Day': Short stories unfold throu...
In Tomoka Shibasaki’s curious collection, time flows architecturally, plots mean...
Directing is never a monologue at the experimental Yama...
To mark its four decades of existence, the company stages two Shakespearean trag...
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Lawyers including an attorney who fought alongside the journalist in a civil sui...
‘Yasuko, Songs of Days Past’ puts overlooked star in th...
Kichitaro Negishi’s drama, based on a real-life love triangle among notable figu...
‘Hypnosismic — Division Rap Battle — Movie' lets viewer...
Armed with LED-lined gloves and their smartphones, audiences take control of the...
South Korean blockbuster 'Joint Security Area' strikes ...
Park Chan-wook's tale of inter-Korean friendship was a risky undertaking at the ...
‘Offline Love’ ditches digital dating and puts old-scho...
Netflix Japan's new reality series whisks its participants to a picturesque seas...
'Mornings Without Mii': A cozy cat memoir that gets dow...
Mayumi Inaba’s 1999 memoir charts the course of the author’s 20-year relationshi...
“Mornings Without Mii”: A cozy cat memoir that gets dow...
Mayumi Inaba’s 1999 memoir charts the course of the author’s 20-year relationshi...
Kunichika's vibrant ukiyo-e gets a chance to shine at a...
An underappreciated ukiyo-e master is the focus of the largest-ever retrospectiv...
