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‘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...
Japanese dancers win ballet prizes in Moscow
Ryoma Hudzeleu won gold in the senior men's solo category at the International B...
How Samurai Culture Shaped Aichi’s Fermented Food Tradi...
The Strategic Soul of Aichi Aichi’s soul is not found so much in grand sights, ...
Sachiko Kazama’s art bites back at a cruel society
Sachiko Kazama has made a name for herself as a sharp satirist. Her art from spa...
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI litera...
When he is deeply focused on writing a story, characters suddenly show up, and "...
Tujiko Noriko’s new album is a feline tour de force
On tour in Japan this month, the France-based artist talks about channeling her ...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married, as pair host...
"JUST&T MARRIED," flashed on giant screens on the exterior of the Manhattan spor...
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s cultu...
JR East has been positioning the sprawling new Takanawa Gateway City as a cultur...
Manga and women’s service agencies team up to tell unto...
Agencies and artists seek to present more nuanced depictions of their work and t...
The heroism and humanity of ‘Ultraman’: Documentary loo...
The iconic sci-fi franchise is the focus of a documentary, co-helmed by Hirokazu...
‘Piccola Felicita’: From formulaic drama to fever dream
Directed by Yutaka Mizutani, the four-part omnibus looks at love and loneliness ...
‘Human Vapor’ brings blockbuster energy to the small sc...
Striking visuals and solid performances make the Netflix limited-series adaptati...
Japan’s first great AI music trend is gloriously wrong
Norinori Core turns old J-pop into dopamine-fueled divisive dance music.
Strange bedfellows: Manga and lesbian sex work agencies...
Agencies and sex workers seek to present more nuanced depictions of their work a...
Singer and actor Kazuya Kamenashi to marry Minami Tanaka
The pair added that Tanaka is pregnant with their first child.
