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Senior News Editor The, Red, Jewel, Saitama:, Gourmet, Escape, into, the, World, the, Amarin, Strawberry https://konnichiwa.today/nagoyas-samurai-era-craftmanship-a-foodies-guide-to-enjoy-aichis-fermented-cuisine https://konnichiwa.today/nagoyas-samurai-era-craftmanship-a-foodies-guide-to-enjoy-aichis-fermented-cuisine Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:05:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Nagoya’s, Samurai-Era, Craftmanship:, Foodie’s, Guide, Enjoy, Aichi’s, Fermented, Cuisine https://konnichiwa.today/find-your-inner-calm-a-journey-of-mindfulness-rooted-in-the-ancient-cycles-of-ise-shima https://konnichiwa.today/find-your-inner-calm-a-journey-of-mindfulness-rooted-in-the-ancient-cycles-of-ise-shima Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:05:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Find, Your, Inner, Calm:, Journey, Mindfulness, Rooted, the, Ancient, Cycles, Ise-Shima https://konnichiwa.today/manga-artist-takashi-okazaki-wins-emmy-for-star-wars-visions https://konnichiwa.today/manga-artist-takashi-okazaki-wins-emmy-for-star-wars-visions Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Manga, artist, Takashi, Okazaki, wins, Emmy, for, ‘Star, Wars:, Visions’ https://konnichiwa.today/a-japanese-filmmakers-harrowing-exploration-of-the-vietnam-war https://konnichiwa.today/a-japanese-filmmakers-harrowing-exploration-of-the-vietnam-war Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japanese, filmmaker’s, harrowing, exploration, the, Vietnam, War https://konnichiwa.today/ryuichi-sakamotos-final-memoir-lays-bare-a-maestros-final-questions https://konnichiwa.today/ryuichi-sakamotos-final-memoir-lays-bare-a-maestros-final-questions Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Ryuichi, Sakamoto’s, final, memoir, lays, bare, maestro’s, final, questions https://konnichiwa.today/stay-far-from-battlefield-japanese-director-warns-at-venice https://konnichiwa.today/stay-far-from-battlefield-japanese-director-warns-at-venice Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Stay, far, from, battlefield, Japanese, director, warns, Venice https://konnichiwa.today/when-the-yen-ruled-the-world-shunji-iwais-swallowtail-butterfly-returns-in-4k https://konnichiwa.today/when-the-yen-ruled-the-world-shunji-iwais-swallowtail-butterfly-returns-in-4k Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor When, the, yen, ruled, the, world:, Shunji, Iwai’s, ‘Swallowtail, Butterfly’, returns https://konnichiwa.today/a-year-of-lear-four-new-stagings-hone-in-on-the-tragedys-timeless-lessons https://konnichiwa.today/a-year-of-lear-four-new-stagings-hone-in-on-the-tragedys-timeless-lessons Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor year, Lear:, Four, new, stagings, hone, the, tragedy’s, timeless, lessons https://konnichiwa.today/godzilla-sequel-in-the-spotlight-at-this-years-tokyo-international-film-festival-67371 https://konnichiwa.today/godzilla-sequel-in-the-spotlight-at-this-years-tokyo-international-film-festival-67371 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Godzilla’, sequel, the, spotlight, this, year’s, Tokyo, International, Film, Festival https://konnichiwa.today/how-vocaloid-became-the-soundtrack-to-liminal-spaces https://konnichiwa.today/how-vocaloid-became-the-soundtrack-to-liminal-spaces Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, Vocaloid, became, the, soundtrack, liminal, spaces https://konnichiwa.today/swallowtail-butterfly-still-flutters-with-dangerous-energy https://konnichiwa.today/swallowtail-butterfly-still-flutters-with-dangerous-energy Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Swallowtail, Butterfly’, still, flutters, with, dangerous, energy https://konnichiwa.today/yayoi-kusamas-polka-dots-were-never-just-dots https://konnichiwa.today/yayoi-kusamas-polka-dots-were-never-just-dots Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Yayoi, Kusama’s, polka, dots, were, never, just, dots https://konnichiwa.today/godzilla-sequel-in-the-spotlight-at-this-years-tokyo-international-film-festival https://konnichiwa.today/godzilla-sequel-in-the-spotlight-at-this-years-tokyo-international-film-festival Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Godzilla, sequel, the, spotlight, this, year’s, Tokyo, International, Film, Festival https://konnichiwa.today/mari-katayama-forges-worlds-and-rips-off-the-labels https://konnichiwa.today/mari-katayama-forges-worlds-and-rips-off-the-labels Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Mari, Katayama, forges, worlds, and, rips, off, the, labels https://konnichiwa.today/kiki-returns-for-a-charming-second-act https://konnichiwa.today/kiki-returns-for-a-charming-second-act Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Kiki, returns, for, charming, second, act https://konnichiwa.today/mari-katayama-in-a-world-of-her-own-making https://konnichiwa.today/mari-katayama-in-a-world-of-her-own-making Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Mari, Katayama:, world, her, own, making https://konnichiwa.today/the-art-of-making-something-from-nothing https://konnichiwa.today/the-art-of-making-something-from-nothing Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, art, making, something, from, nothing https://konnichiwa.today/30-years-on-former-gang-member-found-guilty-of-murdering-tupac-shakur https://konnichiwa.today/30-years-on-former-gang-member-found-guilty-of-murdering-tupac-shakur Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor years, on, former, gang, member, found, guilty, murdering, Tupac, Shakur https://konnichiwa.today/mari-katayama-a-world-of-her-own-making https://konnichiwa.today/mari-katayama-a-world-of-her-own-making Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Mari, Katayama:, world, her, own, making https://konnichiwa.today/realism-and-research-underpin-film-with-autistic-protagonist https://konnichiwa.today/realism-and-research-underpin-film-with-autistic-protagonist Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Realism, and, research, underpin, film, with, autistic, protagonist https://konnichiwa.today/lets-talk-about-sx-baby-netflix-drama-on-sexuality-falls-flat https://konnichiwa.today/lets-talk-about-sx-baby-netflix-drama-on-sexuality-falls-flat Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Let’s, talk, about, ‘S&X, ’, baby:, Netflix, drama, sexuality, falls, flat https://konnichiwa.today/10-years-on-pikotaro-was-more-than-a-viral-novelty https://konnichiwa.today/10-years-on-pikotaro-was-more-than-a-viral-novelty Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor years, on, Pikotaro, was, more, than, viral, novelty https://konnichiwa.today/trailblazing-artist-yayoi-kusama-princess-of-polka-dots-dies-at-97 https://konnichiwa.today/trailblazing-artist-yayoi-kusama-princess-of-polka-dots-dies-at-97 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Trailblazing, artist, Yayoi, Kusama, ‘princess, polka, dots, ’, dies https://konnichiwa.today/i-dont-know-you-a-provocative-humanist-drama-with-no-easy-answers https://konnichiwa.today/i-dont-know-you-a-provocative-humanist-drama-with-no-easy-answers Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘I, Don’t, Know, You’:, provocative, humanist, drama, with, easy, answers https://konnichiwa.today/numakage-public-pool-documents-the-demise-of-a-third-space https://konnichiwa.today/numakage-public-pool-documents-the-demise-of-a-third-space Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Numakage, Public, Pool’, documents, the, demise, third, space https://konnichiwa.today/the-full-monty-comes-to-japan-to-bare-all-and-open-minds https://konnichiwa.today/the-full-monty-comes-to-japan-to-bare-all-and-open-minds Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘The, Full, Monty’, comes, Japan, bare, all, and, open, minds https://konnichiwa.today/acclaimed-japanese-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97 https://konnichiwa.today/acclaimed-japanese-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Acclaimed, Japanese, artist, Yayoi, Kusama, dies https://konnichiwa.today/dolly-parton-queen-of-country-music-dies-at-80 https://konnichiwa.today/dolly-parton-queen-of-country-music-dies-at-80 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Dolly, Parton, queen, country, music, dies https://konnichiwa.today/chiikawa-is-small-in-stature-but-huge-at-the-box-office https://konnichiwa.today/chiikawa-is-small-in-stature-but-huge-at-the-box-office Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Chiikawa, small, stature, but, huge, the, box, office https://konnichiwa.today/japan-ministry-ends-collaboration-with-netflix-dating-show-after-outcry https://konnichiwa.today/japan-ministry-ends-collaboration-with-netflix-dating-show-after-outcry Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japan, ministry, ends, collaboration, with, Netflix, dating, show, after, outcry https://konnichiwa.today/masayume-finds-zen-in-the-messiness-of-being-human https://konnichiwa.today/masayume-finds-zen-in-the-messiness-of-being-human Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Masayume’, finds, Zen, the, messiness, being, human https://konnichiwa.today/shiranui-a-maritime-mirage-inspires-an-anime-about-morality https://konnichiwa.today/shiranui-a-maritime-mirage-inspires-an-anime-about-morality Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Shiranui’:, maritime, mirage, inspires, anime, about, morality https://konnichiwa.today/lives-at-right-angles-offers-seldom-seen-portrayal-of-autism-in-japan https://konnichiwa.today/lives-at-right-angles-offers-seldom-seen-portrayal-of-autism-in-japan Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:06:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Lives, Right, Angles’, offers, seldom-seen, portrayal, autism, Japan https://konnichiwa.today/japan-axes-netflix-collaboration-after-outcry-over-dating-show https://konnichiwa.today/japan-axes-netflix-collaboration-after-outcry-over-dating-show Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japan, axes, Netflix, collaboration, after, outcry, over, dating, show https://konnichiwa.today/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-in-japan-perhaps-for-the-last-time https://konnichiwa.today/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-in-japan-perhaps-for-the-last-time Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Girl, with, Pearl, Earring’, Japan, perhaps, for, the, last, time https://konnichiwa.today/summer-sonics-future-is-looking-more-japanese https://konnichiwa.today/summer-sonics-future-is-looking-more-japanese Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Summer, Sonic’s, future, looking, more, Japanese https://konnichiwa.today/comiket-draws-260000-fans-participants-from-record-76-countries https://konnichiwa.today/comiket-draws-260000-fans-participants-from-record-76-countries Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Comiket, draws, 260, 000, fans, participants, from, record, countries https://konnichiwa.today/ai-didnt-ruin-these-films-it-made-them-possible https://konnichiwa.today/ai-didnt-ruin-these-films-it-made-them-possible Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor didn’t, ruin, these, films., made, them, possible. https://konnichiwa.today/pop-stars-yoshinori-masakado-and-noel-kawashima-go-vertical-in-chat-boy https://konnichiwa.today/pop-stars-yoshinori-masakado-and-noel-kawashima-go-vertical-in-chat-boy Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Pop, stars, Yoshinori, Masakado, and, Noel, Kawashima, vertical, ‘Chat, Boy’ https://konnichiwa.today/aespa-delivers-summer-rhythms-on-kiss-n-tell https://konnichiwa.today/aespa-delivers-summer-rhythms-on-kiss-n-tell Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Aespa, delivers, summer, rhythms, ‘Kiss, Tell’ https://konnichiwa.today/madonna-tops-taylor-swift-in-nominations-for-mtvs-video-music-awards https://konnichiwa.today/madonna-tops-taylor-swift-in-nominations-for-mtvs-video-music-awards Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Madonna, tops, Taylor, Swift, nominations, for, MTV’s, Video, Music, Awards https://konnichiwa.today/japans-macabre-literati-go-global https://konnichiwa.today/japans-macabre-literati-go-global Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japan’s, macabre, literati, global https://konnichiwa.today/an-unsolved-murder-leads-to-despair-and-salvation-in-the-brightest-sun https://konnichiwa.today/an-unsolved-murder-leads-to-despair-and-salvation-in-the-brightest-sun Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:05:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor unsolved, murder, leads, despair, and, salvation, ‘The, Brightest, Sun’ https://konnichiwa.today/aespa-channels-summer-cheer-in-japanese-minialbum https://konnichiwa.today/aespa-channels-summer-cheer-in-japanese-minialbum Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Aespa, channels, summer, cheer, Japanese, minialbum https://konnichiwa.today/the-disturbing-dream-world-of-cattle-muti-leiko https://konnichiwa.today/the-disturbing-dream-world-of-cattle-muti-leiko Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, disturbing, dream, world, ‘Cattle, Muti-Leiko’ https://konnichiwa.today/the-man-behind-25-years-of-summer-sonic https://konnichiwa.today/the-man-behind-25-years-of-summer-sonic Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, man, behind, years, Summer, Sonic https://konnichiwa.today/katseye-seeks-to-show-raw-side-in-new-wild-hearts-film https://konnichiwa.today/katseye-seeks-to-show-raw-side-in-new-wild-hearts-film Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Katseye, seeks, show, raw, side, new, ‘Wild, Hearts’, film https://konnichiwa.today/wagner-moura-and-greta-lee-fight-for-survival-in-new-thriller-the-last-house https://konnichiwa.today/wagner-moura-and-greta-lee-fight-for-survival-in-new-thriller-the-last-house Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:05:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Wagner, Moura, and, Greta, Lee, fight, for, survival, new, thriller, ‘The, Last, House’ https://konnichiwa.today/how-war-shaped-the-manga-of-tadao-tsuge https://konnichiwa.today/how-war-shaped-the-manga-of-tadao-tsuge Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, war, shaped, the, manga, Tadao, Tsuge https://konnichiwa.today/too-much-music-not-enough-weekend-a-guide-to-summer-sonic-2026 https://konnichiwa.today/too-much-music-not-enough-weekend-a-guide-to-summer-sonic-2026 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:57:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Too, much, music, not, enough, weekend:, guide, Summer, Sonic, 2026 https://konnichiwa.today/a-yukio-mishima-stage-adaptation-pulls-genre-bending-strings https://konnichiwa.today/a-yukio-mishima-stage-adaptation-pulls-genre-bending-strings Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Yukio, Mishima, stage, adaptation, pulls, genre-bending, strings https://konnichiwa.today/ghost-of-ueno-a-human-drama-about-the-invisible-among-us https://konnichiwa.today/ghost-of-ueno-a-human-drama-about-the-invisible-among-us Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Ghost, Ueno’:, human, drama, about, the, invisible, among https://konnichiwa.today/till-we-meet-again-on-the-starry-hill-time-travel-kamikaze-romance-gets-a-pointless-sequel https://konnichiwa.today/till-we-meet-again-on-the-starry-hill-time-travel-kamikaze-romance-gets-a-pointless-sequel Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Till, Meet, Again, the, Starry, Hill’:, Time-travel, kamikaze, romance, gets, pointless, sequel https://konnichiwa.today/the-man-who-carries-the-voice-of-august-explores-the-fragile-legacy-of-the-hibakusha https://konnichiwa.today/the-man-who-carries-the-voice-of-august-explores-the-fragile-legacy-of-the-hibakusha Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:05:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘The, Man, Who, Carries, the, Voice, August’, explores, the, fragile, legacy, the, hibakusha https://konnichiwa.today/fans-rush-to-buy-copy-of-keigo-higashinos-final-work https://konnichiwa.today/fans-rush-to-buy-copy-of-keigo-higashinos-final-work Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Fans, rush, buy, copy, Keigo, Higashino’s, final, work https://konnichiwa.today/before-the-art-islands-a-reason-to-stop-in-okayama https://konnichiwa.today/before-the-art-islands-a-reason-to-stop-in-okayama Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:01:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Before, the, art, islands, reason, stop, Okayama https://konnichiwa.today/etcbooks-a-lone-bookstore-in-tokyo-pushes-against-sexism https://konnichiwa.today/etcbooks-a-lone-bookstore-in-tokyo-pushes-against-sexism Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:05:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Etc.books:, lone, bookstore, Tokyo, pushes, against, sexism https://konnichiwa.today/chiikawa-was-always-darker-than-it-looked https://konnichiwa.today/chiikawa-was-always-darker-than-it-looked Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Chiikawa’, was, always, darker, than, looked https://konnichiwa.today/the-secret-battlefield-an-inside-view-of-the-machinery-of-war https://konnichiwa.today/the-secret-battlefield-an-inside-view-of-the-machinery-of-war Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘The, Secret, Battlefield’:, inside, view, the, machinery, war https://konnichiwa.today/death-note-musical-eyes-a-london-breakthrough https://konnichiwa.today/death-note-musical-eyes-a-london-breakthrough Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Death, Note’, musical, eyes, London, breakthrough https://konnichiwa.today/suzu-hirose-is-ready-to-step-into-the-unknown https://konnichiwa.today/suzu-hirose-is-ready-to-step-into-the-unknown Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Suzu, Hirose, ready, ‘step, into, the, unknown’ https://konnichiwa.today/the-invisible-half-stylish-j-horror-anchored-in-a-standout-performance https://konnichiwa.today/the-invisible-half-stylish-j-horror-anchored-in-a-standout-performance Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘The, Invisible, Half’:, Stylish, J-horror, anchored, standout, performance https://konnichiwa.today/this-year-fuji-rock-rediscovered-its-nerve https://konnichiwa.today/this-year-fuji-rock-rediscovered-its-nerve Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor This, year, Fuji, Rock, rediscovered, its, nerve https://konnichiwa.today/keigo-higashinos-global-afterlife https://konnichiwa.today/keigo-higashinos-global-afterlife Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Keigo, Higashino’s, ‘global, afterlife’ https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-author-keigo-higashino-known-for-intricate-mystery-novels-dies-at-68 https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-author-keigo-higashino-known-for-intricate-mystery-novels-dies-at-68 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japanese, author, Keigo, Higashino, known, for, intricate, mystery, novels, dies https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-author-keigo-higashino-known-for-penning-intricate-mystery-novels-dies-at-68 https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-author-keigo-higashino-known-for-penning-intricate-mystery-novels-dies-at-68 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japanese, author, Keigo, Higashino, known, for, penning, intricate, mystery, novels, dies https://konnichiwa.today/the-bittersweet-nostalgia-of-the-first-season-of-vivant https://konnichiwa.today/the-bittersweet-nostalgia-of-the-first-season-of-vivant Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:07:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, bittersweet, nostalgia, the, first, season, ‘Vivant’ https://konnichiwa.today/time-travel-anime-you-fireworks-and-our-promise-is-serviceable-but-lacks-spark https://konnichiwa.today/time-travel-anime-you-fireworks-and-our-promise-is-serviceable-but-lacks-spark Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:07:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Time-travel, anime, ‘You, Fireworks, and, Our, Promise’, serviceable, but, lacks, spark https://konnichiwa.today/how-hayao-miyazakis-love-of-books-influenced-studio-ghiblis-stories https://konnichiwa.today/how-hayao-miyazakis-love-of-books-influenced-studio-ghiblis-stories Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:07:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, Hayao, Miyazaki’s, love, books, influenced, Studio, Ghibli’s, stories https://konnichiwa.today/japans-100-year-old-symphonic-orchestra-celebrates-its-milestone https://konnichiwa.today/japans-100-year-old-symphonic-orchestra-celebrates-its-milestone Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japan’s, 100-year-old, symphonic, orchestra, celebrates, its, milestone https://konnichiwa.today/hush-and-all-around-us-masterpieces-from-a-pioneering-gay-director https://konnichiwa.today/hush-and-all-around-us-masterpieces-from-a-pioneering-gay-director Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Hush’, and, ‘All, Around, Us’:, Masterpieces, from, pioneering, gay, director https://konnichiwa.today/inside-toho-archives-mission-to-save-japans-cinematic-memory https://konnichiwa.today/inside-toho-archives-mission-to-save-japans-cinematic-memory Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:07:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Inside, Toho, Archive’s, mission, save, Japan’s, cinematic, memory https://konnichiwa.today/the-sci-fi-sensibilities-of-electronic-trio-black-boboi https://konnichiwa.today/the-sci-fi-sensibilities-of-electronic-trio-black-boboi Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:03:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, sci-fi, sensibilities, electronic, trio, Black, Boboi https://konnichiwa.today/a-perfect-storm-kaze-fujii-fans-flock-to-fuji-rock https://konnichiwa.today/a-perfect-storm-kaze-fujii-fans-flock-to-fuji-rock Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:03:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor perfect, storm:, Kaze, Fujii, fans, flock, Fuji, Rock https://konnichiwa.today/can-japanese-comedy-get-laughs-in-english-yoshimoto-kogyo-lets-the-jokes-rip https://konnichiwa.today/can-japanese-comedy-get-laughs-in-english-yoshimoto-kogyo-lets-the-jokes-rip Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:07:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Can, Japanese, comedy, get, laughs, English, Yoshimoto, Kogyo, lets, the, jokes, rip https://konnichiwa.today/indian-brothers-make-manga-debut-in-japan https://konnichiwa.today/indian-brothers-make-manga-debut-in-japan Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:07:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Indian, brothers, make, manga, debut, Japan https://konnichiwa.today/maya-ongakus-diy-dream-is-getting-bigger https://konnichiwa.today/maya-ongakus-diy-dream-is-getting-bigger Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:03:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Maya, Ongaku’s, DIY, dream, getting, bigger https://konnichiwa.today/it-was-60-years-ago-today-japans-top-beatles-fan-keeps-the-budokan-flame-burning https://konnichiwa.today/it-was-60-years-ago-today-japans-top-beatles-fan-keeps-the-budokan-flame-burning Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:07:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor was, years, ago, today:, Japan’s, top, Beatles, fan, keeps, the, Budokan, flame, burning https://konnichiwa.today/the-creator-of-cowboy-bebop-has-advice-for-the-anime-industry https://konnichiwa.today/the-creator-of-cowboy-bebop-has-advice-for-the-anime-industry Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, creator, ‘Cowboy, Bebop’, has, advice, for, the, anime, industry https://konnichiwa.today/zainichi-drama-trophy-is-a-sweet-if-slight-coming-of-age-tale https://konnichiwa.today/zainichi-drama-trophy-is-a-sweet-if-slight-coming-of-age-tale Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:03:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Zainichi, drama, ‘Trophy’, sweet, slight, coming-of-age, tale https://konnichiwa.today/sana-play-with-me-cant-recapture-the-simple-scares-of-j-horrors-glory-days https://konnichiwa.today/sana-play-with-me-cant-recapture-the-simple-scares-of-j-horrors-glory-days Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:03:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Sana:, Play, With, Me’, can’t, recapture, the, simple, scares, J-horror’s, glory, days https://konnichiwa.today/chito-kosagawa-and-kasumi-asakura-win-japans-top-literary-prizes https://konnichiwa.today/chito-kosagawa-and-kasumi-asakura-win-japans-top-literary-prizes Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:07:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Chito, Kosagawa, and, Kasumi, Asakura, win, Japan’s, top, literary, prizes https://konnichiwa.today/how-the-solitary-gourmet-became-one-of-japans-most-enduring-tv-hits https://konnichiwa.today/how-the-solitary-gourmet-became-one-of-japans-most-enduring-tv-hits Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:03:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, ‘The, Solitary, Gourmet’, became, one, Japan’s, most, enduring, hits https://konnichiwa.today/anymart-a-surreal-parable-about-the-dark-side-of-convenience-stores https://konnichiwa.today/anymart-a-surreal-parable-about-the-dark-side-of-convenience-stores Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:07:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘AnyMart’:, surreal, parable, about, the, dark, side, convenience, stores https://konnichiwa.today/why-wait-just-die-a-dead-eyed-investigator-takes-on-an-unsolved-murder https://konnichiwa.today/why-wait-just-die-a-dead-eyed-investigator-takes-on-an-unsolved-murder Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Why, Wait, Just, Die’:, dead-eyed, investigator, takes, unsolved, murder https://konnichiwa.today/japans-largest-exhibition-of-women-photographers-rights-a-wrong-in-cultural-history https://konnichiwa.today/japans-largest-exhibition-of-women-photographers-rights-a-wrong-in-cultural-history Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:07:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japan’s, largest, exhibition, women, photographers, rights, wrong, cultural, history https://konnichiwa.today/princess-mononoke-comes-alive-in-super-kabuki-staging https://konnichiwa.today/princess-mononoke-comes-alive-in-super-kabuki-staging Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:27:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Princess, Mononoke’, comes, alive, Super, Kabuki, staging https://konnichiwa.today/the-beating-heart-inside-human-vapor https://konnichiwa.today/the-beating-heart-inside-human-vapor Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:07:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, beating, heart, inside, ‘Human, Vapor’ https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-dancers-win-ballet-prizes-in-moscow https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-dancers-win-ballet-prizes-in-moscow Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japanese, dancers, win, ballet, prizes, Moscow https://konnichiwa.today/how-samurai-culture-shaped-aichis-fermented-food-traditions https://konnichiwa.today/how-samurai-culture-shaped-aichis-fermented-food-traditions Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:06:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, Samurai, Culture, Shaped, Aichi’s, Fermented, Food, Traditions https://konnichiwa.today/sachiko-kazamas-art-bites-back-at-a-cruel-society https://konnichiwa.today/sachiko-kazamas-art-bites-back-at-a-cruel-society Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:03:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Sachiko, Kazama’s, art, bites, back, cruel, society https://konnichiwa.today/murakami-says-his-novels-are-different-from-ai-literature https://konnichiwa.today/murakami-says-his-novels-are-different-from-ai-literature Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:07:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Murakami, says, his, novels, are, ‘different’, from, literature https://konnichiwa.today/tujiko-norikos-new-album-is-a-feline-tour-de-force https://konnichiwa.today/tujiko-norikos-new-album-is-a-feline-tour-de-force Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:07:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Tujiko, Noriko’s, new, album, feline, tour, force https://konnichiwa.today/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-married-as-pair-hosts-new-york-celebration https://konnichiwa.today/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-married-as-pair-hosts-new-york-celebration Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Taylor, Swift, and, Travis, Kelce, are, married, pair, hosts, New, York, celebration https://konnichiwa.today/nu-festival-tests-takanawa-gateway-city-complexs-culture-cred https://konnichiwa.today/nu-festival-tests-takanawa-gateway-city-complexs-culture-cred Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:07:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Festival, tests, Takanawa, Gateway, City, complex’s, culture, cred https://konnichiwa.today/manga-and-womens-service-agencies-team-up-to-tell-untold-stories https://konnichiwa.today/manga-and-womens-service-agencies-team-up-to-tell-untold-stories Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:03:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Manga, and, women’s, service, agencies, team, tell, untold, stories https://konnichiwa.today/piccola-felicita-from-formulaic-drama-to-fever-dream https://konnichiwa.today/piccola-felicita-from-formulaic-drama-to-fever-dream Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:03:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Piccola, Felicita’:, From, formulaic, drama, fever, dream https://konnichiwa.today/the-heroism-and-humanity-of-ultraman-documentary-looks-back-on-60-years https://konnichiwa.today/the-heroism-and-humanity-of-ultraman-documentary-looks-back-on-60-years Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:03:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, heroism, and, humanity, ‘Ultraman’:, Documentary, looks, back, years https://konnichiwa.today/human-vapor-brings-blockbuster-energy-to-the-small-screen https://konnichiwa.today/human-vapor-brings-blockbuster-energy-to-the-small-screen Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Human, Vapor’, brings, blockbuster, energy, the, small, screen https://konnichiwa.today/japans-first-great-ai-music-trend-is-gloriously-wrong https://konnichiwa.today/japans-first-great-ai-music-trend-is-gloriously-wrong Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Japan’s, first, great, music, trend, gloriously, wrong https://konnichiwa.today/strange-bedfellows-manga-and-lesbian-sex-work-agencies-team-up-for-storytelling https://konnichiwa.today/strange-bedfellows-manga-and-lesbian-sex-work-agencies-team-up-for-storytelling Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Strange, bedfellows:, Manga, and, lesbian, sex, work, agencies, team, for, storytelling https://konnichiwa.today/singer-and-actor-kazuya-kamenashi-to-marry-minami-tanaka https://konnichiwa.today/singer-and-actor-kazuya-kamenashi-to-marry-minami-tanaka Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:07:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Singer, and, actor, Kazuya, Kamenashi, marry, Minami, Tanaka https://konnichiwa.today/how-a-private-collection-of-queer-books-became-a-cultural-hot-spot https://konnichiwa.today/how-a-private-collection-of-queer-books-became-a-cultural-hot-spot Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:03:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, private, collection, queer, books, became, cultural, hot, spot https://konnichiwa.today/how-a-private-collection-of-queer-books-becomes-a-cultural-hot-spot https://konnichiwa.today/how-a-private-collection-of-queer-books-becomes-a-cultural-hot-spot Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:07:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor How, private, collection, queer, books, becomes, cultural, hot, spot https://konnichiwa.today/trooper-salute-marches-to-its-own-beat-on-dazzling-debut-album https://konnichiwa.today/trooper-salute-marches-to-its-own-beat-on-dazzling-debut-album Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:03:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Trooper, Salute, marches, its, own, beat, dazzling, debut, album https://konnichiwa.today/unchained-presents-a-grim-portrait-of-a-budding-psychopath https://konnichiwa.today/unchained-presents-a-grim-portrait-of-a-budding-psychopath Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Unchained’, presents, grim, portrait, budding, psychopath https://konnichiwa.today/all-the-lovers-in-the-night-film-adaptation-brings-unstable-beauty-to-the-screen https://konnichiwa.today/all-the-lovers-in-the-night-film-adaptation-brings-unstable-beauty-to-the-screen Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:07:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘All, the, Lovers, the, Night’, film, adaptation, brings, ‘unstable, beauty’, the, screen https://konnichiwa.today/an-implausible-but-engaging-crime-drama-unfolds-in-magical-secret-tour https://konnichiwa.today/an-implausible-but-engaging-crime-drama-unfolds-in-magical-secret-tour Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:07:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor implausible, but, engaging, crime, drama, unfolds, ‘Magical, Secret, Tour’ https://konnichiwa.today/buzzcut-backlash-akb48-members-termination-stirs-online-furor https://konnichiwa.today/buzzcut-backlash-akb48-members-termination-stirs-online-furor Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:07:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Buzzcut, backlash:, AKB48, member’s, termination, stirs, online, furor https://konnichiwa.today/this-is-not-ai-its-intentionally-painstakingly-human-made-art https://konnichiwa.today/this-is-not-ai-its-intentionally-painstakingly-human-made-art Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:02:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor This, not, AI., It’s, intentionally, painstakingly, human-made, art. https://konnichiwa.today/what-is-the-mona-lisa-of-japan https://konnichiwa.today/what-is-the-mona-lisa-of-japan Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:06:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor What, the, ‘Mona, Lisa’, Japan https://konnichiwa.today/tidying-guru-marie-kondo-and-exit-8-director-team-up-for-a-cozy-fiction-book https://konnichiwa.today/tidying-guru-marie-kondo-and-exit-8-director-team-up-for-a-cozy-fiction-book Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:02:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Tidying, guru, Marie, Kondo, and, ‘Exit, 8’, director, team, for, cozy, fiction, book https://konnichiwa.today/cozy-fiction-meets-marie-kondos-magic-of-tidying-up https://konnichiwa.today/cozy-fiction-meets-marie-kondos-magic-of-tidying-up Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Cozy, fiction, meets, Marie, Kondo’s, magic, tidying https://konnichiwa.today/cozy-fiction-meets-the-magic-of-tidying-up https://konnichiwa.today/cozy-fiction-meets-the-magic-of-tidying-up Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:02:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Cozy, fiction, meets, the, magic, tidying https://konnichiwa.today/tagusari-bros-searches-for-the-meaning-of-justice https://konnichiwa.today/tagusari-bros-searches-for-the-meaning-of-justice Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Tagusari, Bros.’, searches, for, the, meaning, justice https://konnichiwa.today/you-are-the-film-offers-a-multiverse-on-a-microbudget https://konnichiwa.today/you-are-the-film-offers-a-multiverse-on-a-microbudget Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘You, Are, the, Film’, offers, multiverse, microbudget https://konnichiwa.today/demon-slayer-musical-is-for-fans-whove-done-the-homework https://konnichiwa.today/demon-slayer-musical-is-for-fans-whove-done-the-homework Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘Demon, Slayer’, musical, for, fans, who’ve, done, the, homework https://konnichiwa.today/the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-a-cerebral-whodunnit-in-feudal-japan https://konnichiwa.today/the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-a-cerebral-whodunnit-in-feudal-japan Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:02:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor ‘The, Samurai, and, the, Prisoner’:, cerebral, whodunnit, feudal, Japan https://konnichiwa.today/ryusuke-hamaguchi-wants-to-make-the-impossible-possible https://konnichiwa.today/ryusuke-hamaguchi-wants-to-make-the-impossible-possible Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:02:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Ryusuke, Hamaguchi, wants, make, the, impossible, possible https://konnichiwa.today/prewar-poet-chuya-nakaharas-complete-works-get-a-new-life-in-english https://konnichiwa.today/prewar-poet-chuya-nakaharas-complete-works-get-a-new-life-in-english Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:22:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Prewar, poet, Chuya, Nakahara’s, complete, works, get, new, life, English https://konnichiwa.today/in-tokyos-mitaka-a-search-for-traces-of-osamu-dazai https://konnichiwa.today/in-tokyos-mitaka-a-search-for-traces-of-osamu-dazai Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:06:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Tokyo’s, Mitaka, search, for, traces, Osamu, Dazai https://konnichiwa.today/music-awards-japan-levels-up-and-looks-ahead https://konnichiwa.today/music-awards-japan-levels-up-and-looks-ahead Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Music, Awards, Japan, levels, and, looks, ahead https://konnichiwa.today/grammys-to-add-best-asian-pop-music-performance-category-in-2027 https://konnichiwa.today/grammys-to-add-best-asian-pop-music-performance-category-in-2027 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:06:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Grammys, add, best, Asian, pop, music, performance, category, 2027 https://konnichiwa.today/as-his-centennial-nears-osamu-tezuka-gets-a-global-reintroduction https://konnichiwa.today/as-his-centennial-nears-osamu-tezuka-gets-a-global-reintroduction Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:02:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor his, centennial, nears, Osamu, Tezuka, gets, global, reintroduction https://konnichiwa.today/postwar-poet-chuya-nakaharas-complete-works-get-a-new-life-in-english https://konnichiwa.today/postwar-poet-chuya-nakaharas-complete-works-get-a-new-life-in-english Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:06:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Postwar, poet, Chuya, Nakahara’s, complete, works, get, new, life, English https://konnichiwa.today/the-search-for-osamu-dazais-memory-in-his-hometown-mitaka https://konnichiwa.today/the-search-for-osamu-dazais-memory-in-his-hometown-mitaka Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:02:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor The, search, for, Osamu, Dazai’s, memory, his, hometown, Mitaka https://konnichiwa.today/tv-tairiku-ondo-channels-the-chaotic-creativity-of-youth https://konnichiwa.today/tv-tairiku-ondo-channels-the-chaotic-creativity-of-youth Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:02:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor Tairiku, Ondo, channels, the, chaotic, creativity, youth https://konnichiwa.today/david-hockney-the-british-artist-who-went-in-search-of-californian-color-dies-at-88 https://konnichiwa.today/david-hockney-the-british-artist-who-went-in-search-of-californian-color-dies-at-88 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:02:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor David, Hockney, the, British, artist, who, went, search, Californian, color, dies