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Japan’s 100-year-old symphonic orchestra celebrates its...
The NHK Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 100-year anniversary with an unwav...
Inside Toho Archive’s mission to save Japan’s cinematic...
Formed in 2023 as the direct successor to a film processing lab, Toho Archive is...
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
The members discuss artistic trust, existential questions and the creative proce...
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
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It was 60 years ago today: Japan’s top Beatles fan keep...
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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 ...
