Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Events In Tokyo Sep 12, 2013
Film fest puts comedy on bill
by Magdalena Osumi
Asakusa was the capital’s main entertainment district during the Edo Period (1603-1867) and the charm of old Tokyo still remains there. This weekend, Asakusa and close-by Ueno will host the sixth annual Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival, which is abbreviated in Japanese ...
Film May 31, 2013
Size doesn't matter: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia celebrates 15 years
by Mark Schilling
The short film gave birth to the cinema — the first narrative film, "The Great Train Robbery" (1903), is all of 11 minutes long, but the format is now in the shadow of the full-length feature.
Events Outside Tokyo Mar 15, 2013
Film festival focuses on Osaka
by Tomohiro Osaki
Of all the films the late actress Isuzu Yamada starred in, none of them better symbolized the vicissitudes of her real life than the 1936 “Naniwa Ereji (Naniwa Elegy).” Yamada, who died last year at the age of 95, went through at least three ...
Film Mar 1, 2013
Fifth Okinawa fest celebrates community films
by Mark Schilling
Since its start in 2009, the Okinawa International Movie Festival has been more than its name implies. It has the usual competition sections: one called Laugh for comedies and another called Peace for dramas, though not all the films fit neatly into these two ...