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‘What am I, a Deer?’ searches to understand the self an...
Japanese-to-English translator Polly Barton has published nonfiction before. "Wh...
At Ueno Station, ‘Freedom’ restored
Genichiro Inokuma's 1951 pro-democracy mural speaks to a new generation as Ueno ...
‘WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3’: The franchise’s melancho...
The black sheep of the "Patlabor" mecha franchise sidelines its robots for a 197...
‘One Last Love Letter’: A wistful throwback to romance ...
Yuya Ishii's drama leans into familiar tropes but delivers a tender reminder of ...
‘Burn’ lights up Kabukicho’s darkness with a bold vision
Makoto Nagahisa takes a hyper-modern approach to some timeless themes of youth a...
At 80, Yoshio Suzuki keeps chasing the possibilities of...
The veteran bassist proves that jazz is as much about discovery as it is mastery.
Tokyo’s concert scene searches for its next act
Tokyo's live music future is coming into focus — and it looks more domestic, and...
New Tanizaki collection illuminates ‘In Praise of Shado...
The new edition of "In Praise of Shadows" also includes 30 mood-enhancing photos...
The curious case of a pint-sized sleuth’s box-office ph...
A Golden Week tradition for many, the "Detective Conan" blockbuster franchise ha...
Why tanka poetry is clicking with a new generation
A centuries-old poetic form is being reshaped through everyday experiences, onli...
Takaki Biwa on winning the 76th Mr. H. Poetry Prize
The Mr. H Prize is one of the biggest and oldest awards for contemporary Japanes...
Museum of Narratives is rife with possibilities
Part museum, part performance venue, the ambitious Museum of Narratives aims to ...
‘How to Steal the Gold’ spins real crime into playful h...
A seemingly ordinary life unravels in surprising ways in Takayuki Kayano's chara...
The voices of Tibet, far from home
A conversation with author Amy Yee on exile, identity and the lives of Tibetan r...
How the Japanese made jazz their own
Through Haruki Murakami and a Tokyo-to-New York performance, hints of how Japan ...
‘90 Meters’ tempers the strain of caregiving with reass...
Shun Nakagawa's semi-autobiographical drama depicts the toll of caregiving on a ...
