‘Kofu II’: Meitei’s sonic landscapes conjure the Japan of yesteryear with Edo aesthetics
Meitei has come a long way from the chilly, ambient flavors of his 2019 album “Komachi.” That offering, released on Berlin label Metron Records, left us with a headful of fragile soundscapes and nature-inspired sculptures — much of it born of a ghostly lo-fi ...
‘Drive My Car’ won a Golden Globe. Could it also pick up an Oscar?
“Drive My Car,” a film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has garnered a long list of prizes since premiering last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards, including best screenplay. It was also ...
‘The Mating Game’: NHK's 8K nature series reveals all
The national broadcaster’s 5-episode natural history series, which follows the courting rituals of 80 species in 22 different countries, is the first of its kind to be shot entirely in 8K.
‘The Journalist’: A wake-up call that feels more like a lecture
Netflix’s six-episode political drama series expands on Michihito Fujii’s 2019 film of the same title, giving a detailed fictionalized account of a real-life scandal.
‘Noise’: A web of lies imbued with style and pathos
Iwanami Hall, known for screening foreign films, to close after nearly 50 years
Japan's 'Drive My Car' wins Golden Globe for best non-English film
'Drive My Car' given top prize and three others by U.S. film critic society
Mike Faist tries to keep his cool as Riff in ‘West Side Story’
‘Maniac Driver’: A retro ride with Eros and action
Exciting translations and books about Japan to bookmark for 2022
From Yoko Tawada’s “Scattered All Over the Earth” to Sayaka Murata’s “Life Ceremony,” this year’s new releases are sure to brighten up your 2022.
Escape into the courtly Heian Period with Genji
‘The Shut Ins’: A poignant look at loneliness from four points of view
Alex Kerr sounded an alarm 25 years ago. Did Japan listen?
‘Sesson Shukei’: An artist’s portrait emerges from the shadows
A look behind the scenes with Godzilla, the ‘king of monsters’
The superheroes from House of Slay are here to stay
Japanese artistry brings Napoleon's legacy to life
Situated in the city of Rueil-Malmaison, about 15 kilometers west of Paris’ city center, the picturesque Chateau de Malmaison was once home to one of France’s most famous couples: Josephine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte. Although the historic estate changed hands over the years, it ...
Powerful auction veterans aim new company at Asian market
Kyotographie taps into the echoes of hardship
Hokusai exhibit featuring publicly unseen sketches to open in London
Utagawa Kuniyoshi: When censorship strikes, art gets playful
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Jekyll and Hyde year
Upon news of the marriage, television personality Shingo Katori released a simple statement asking for the support of his fans.
Ratings for NHK's year-end 'Kohaku' music show hit record low
Japanese comedienne Naomi Watanabe tests positive for COVID-19 in New York
Bruce Springsteen sells music catalog in massive deal
Golden Globes nominations are out, but is it on with the show?
What can we expect from J-pop in 2022?
Ditch the downer sounds of 2021 for brighter bops, Shibuya-kei and breakout hits via TikTok.
Sony Music takes the lead in supporting artists' mental wellbeing
Japan's local idol groups return to stage amid new COVID-19 rules
Escapist bops and deep pop: Music was a mood in 2021
JO1 to the world: A new stage for J-pop
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: The reluctant icon?
‘Aggretsuko’ digs into toxic work culture and self-worth
The newly released fourth season of "Aggretsuko" digs into some truly bleak storylines about the realities of work, but still finds a way to humanize even its most unlikeable characters.
Bob Saget, comic who portrayed Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ dies at 65
New Year's TV sees us spoiled for choice
Fairy tale fantasies meet reality on ‘The Future Diary’ and ‘The Bachelor Japan’
Johnny's pop stars get pumped for 'Sasuke'
Shioli Kutsuna’s close encounters with Hollywood
Live-action 'Cowboy Bebop' shows the limitations of Netflix's originality
Saitama Gold Theater players take their final bow after 15 years
The theater troupe, founded in 2006 by Yukio Ninagawa with a cast of actors aged 55 and over, will bid farewell with Shogo Ota’s nonverbal 1981 masterpiece, “Mizu no Eki.”
Kabuki actor and national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon dies at 77
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, whose work transformed musical theater, dead at 91
‘The Doctor’ diagnoses society’s afflictions
New opera ‘Yuzuru’ cautions against the dangers of capitalism
Rena Matsui tackles Shakespeare in an all-female 'Julius Caesar'
Cameron Mackintosh's all-Japanese 'Oliver!' will have you asking for more
