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.
Film Sep 26, 2013
Actor-director Okuda revisits wreckage of 3/11
by Mark Schilling
Actors see how directors do their job — and not a few imagine they can do it better. But the number of Japanese actors who move successfully into the director’s chair is small.
Film Apr 19, 2013
Ishikawa knows when to throw away the script
by Mark Schilling
Japanese directors of TV dramas often make films that are basically big-screen versions of small-screen shows. No surprise, since their TV-network backers want product that will work equally well with multiplex audiences and home viewers. Directors of TV commercials here, however, typically regard films ...