'Japan's Infamous Unit 731': Testament to the very worst of human experimentation
The recent reprint of Hal Gold's book, "Japan's Infamous Unit 731," keeps alive the memory of human rights atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.
For children's book author Mitsumasa Anno, pictures speak louder than words
Travel around the world with Mitsumasa Anno's iconic "Anno's Journey" series, which introduces children to countries and customs through meticulous illustrations.
How the artwork from anime classic 'Akira' was given a permanent home in the U.S.
More than 30 years after the anime world was set alight by 'Akira,' the original artwork from the film has found a permanent home in the United States.
'My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer': A rom-com slasher for killing time
In this adapation of the lurid manga series "Peephole," Yosuke Sugino plays a suicidal shut-in who falls for his murderous neighbor.
'Talking the Pictures': Talking up the magic of silent films
Eclectic offerings at Hawaii International Film Festival
'The Sower': Revealing the roots of a family's grief
'Human Lost': Osamu Dazai's classic novel gets lost in sci-fi technobabble
'The 47 Ronin in Debt': Samurai revenge plot by the numbers
'Earthquake Bird': A solid adaptation, but no high flyer
Steve Gadd: Drummer still 'laying it down,' 50 years on
Ahead of his band's tour of Japan, Steve Gadd discusses a career drumming for the likes of James Brown, Eric Clapton and Steely Dan.
Bach to basics with father and son maestros
Tomoe Sawa: The singer bridging the Japan-South Korea divide
China fans desert K-pop star for 'liking' Hong Kong protest tweet
K-pop star Goo Hara left 'pessimistic' note, South Korean police say
Shintaro Sakamoto: The art of disappearing in plain sight
Nakamura Hochu: The Osakan Rinpa pioneer
The Rinpa school of painting's initial phase was formed by the superlative talents of Honami Koetsu (1558-1637) and Tawaraya Sotatsu (c. 1570-c. 1630) in late 16th-century Kyoto. The aesthetics resonated with the grand and powerful ornamental inclinations of the Momoyama Period (1573-1603) — gold ...
Ryonosuke Shimomura: An eclectic rule breaker
Yukinori Yanagi: Resurrecting Akitsushima
Japan's Showa flash flood of photography
Maruyama Okyo's legacy of drawing from life
'Mina Perhonen / Minagawa Akira: Tsuzuku'
'I Found Myself in the Traveling Carnival'
Capitalizing on the pull of experimental Japanese theater
The latest play by Shuntaro Matsubara, "Memorial," sees the playwright team up with a new director for the first time, after a string of successes working with Motoi Miura
Bringing a Greek tragedy to 21st-century Japan
'Dr. Hoffmann's Sanatorium': Delving deep into the weird world of Kafka
The theater hoping to create a 100-year legacy
Kuroneko Burlesque: The dancers keeping Kyoto's risque side alive
Canadian rakugo storyteller keeps dream alive in New York City
'Q: A Night At The Kabuki': Giving a classic love story the Queen treatment
Singer R. Kelly charged with buying illegal ID to before marrying underage Aaliyah in 1994
U.S. federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994. The revised indictment, filed Thursday ...
Puppeteer who performed as Big Bird and Oscar on 'Sesame Street' dies at 85
Daniel Craig's license as James Bond expires with 'No Time to Die'
South Korean actor Cha In-ha found dead in latest K-pop tragedy
Makoto Shinkai's anime 'Weathering With You' nominated for Annie Awards
'Travels with a Writing Brush': 1,000 years of travel writing, united by a poetic thread
From "The Tale of Genji" to Matsuo Basho, Meredith McKinney travels across Japan through 1,000 years of Japanese poetry.
'My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life': Well-intentioned diversity misses the mark
'Kojiki: The Birth of Japan': Picture this, a nation's creation myth
Let us put an end to Haruki Murakami's decade-long Nobel Prize pilgrimage
'Forty-Seven Samurai': A paradoxical account of bloody revenge and haiku poetry
Keiko Sena: Whimsical books with a hint of horror
Back to 'The Factory' in a new era of meaningless work
With Marie Kondo's new online store garnering mixed reactions, the year ended almost as it began, with people arguing about the tidying consultant.
Ep. 23 'Friendship Between Men and Women'
'Queer Eye' takes a peek at Japan
'Queer Eye' mini-series shows individualistic side of Japan
