Language | BILINGUAL Jun 5, 2017

Learn Japanese as you binge with Netflix anime series

If it's anime you crave, streaming sites such as Netflix offer an ever-expanding smorgasbord of morsels to suit every appetite.

Film / Reviews May 31, 2017

Lu's charming mermaid tale is too much for just one film

Imagine "Ponyo" but with a whole lot of dancing. Boiled down, that is what you get with "Lu Over The Wall."

Film | Wide Angle Apr 27, 2017

Anime's Masaaki Yuasa directs a dream with 'Night Is Short, Walk On Girl'

Tomihiko Morimi's novel "Night Is Short, Walk On Girl" (Japanese title: "Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome") is set in the same universe as its predecessor, "The Tatami Galaxy" ("Yojohan Shinwa Taikei"), and is the latest to get the anime treatment by Masaaki Yuasa's ...

How-tos | LIFELINES Mar 29, 2017

For long-distance lovers, apps that make the heart grow fonder

Thanks to technology, your loved one can always be with you, in your pocket — or under your thumb.

Music Feb 26, 2017

Review: WagakkiBand at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

The only way WagakkiBand could be more Japanese is if Scarlett Johansson was playing the part of the singer. The eight-piece hit the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium for a pair of concerts that were its biggest yet, according to organizers. The Feb. 17 show, which I ...