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A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Fuji Rock Festival has long been known for its international headliners, but Kaz...
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Ko...
A zany weekly comedy show in Tokyo and Osaka aimed at non-Japanese speakers trie...
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
The pair won a prize in an international contest for manga without dialogue or t...
Maya Ongaku’s DIY dream is getting bigger
Ahead of its second album release and a show at Fuji Rock, the psychedelic rock ...
It was 60 years ago today: Japan’s top Beatles fan keep...
A lifelong collector turned one unforgettable concert into a museum celebrating ...
The creator of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ has advice for the anime ...
In his latest publication from Kadokawa, Shinichiro Watanabe looks back on his 3...
‘Sana: Play With Me’ can’t recapture the simple scares ...
The latest film by J-horror director Takashi Shimizu (best known for "Juon: The ...
Zainichi drama ‘Trophy’ is a sweet, if slight, coming-o...
Son Myong A's debut feature centers on a Tokyo teen grappling with her Korean he...
Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win Japan’s top liter...
Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed Japan's highest literary h...
How ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ became one of Japan’s most e...
The understated TV series has won devoted fans by celebrating Japan's neighborho...
‘AnyMart’: A surreal parable about the dark side of con...
Yusuke Iwasaki's debut feature starts off as an observational comedy before bein...
‘Why Wait, Just Die’: A dead-eyed investigator takes on...
The single-named Nao offers a steamroller of a performance in Junichi Kanai's fi...
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers right...
An international exhibition for a book about Japanese women in the photographic ...
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
Kabuki, one of Japan's oldest performing art forms, and Studio Ghibli seek moder...
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Director Shinzo Katayama and actor Shun Oguri discuss the cross-cultural collabo...
Shemael Murillo Carries Philippine Hopes at the 16th Fu...
JKA Philippines karateka joins the world championship stage under the guidance o...
