The Olympic opening ceremony that wasn’t
Mired in the COVID-19 pandemic and a slew of scandals, the opening ceremony on Friday will look nothing like the original plans for a spectacular celebration of Japan’s pop culture.
‘Inubu: The Dog Club’: Puppy love with a heavy dose of advocacy
Drawing from a novel based on true events, “Inubu” shows the barriers activists fighting for the humane treatment of animals face, their own physical and financial limits among them.
Mamoru Hosoda called out Hayao Miyazaki, but was it deserved?
Anime director Mamoru Hosoda recently criticized famed animator Hayao Miyazaki for how he portrays women in his films, but the chiding isn’t exactly warranted.
Mamoru Hosoda: 'Japanese anime has a problem with women and girls'
Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda speaks about how we portray women's relationship with the internet in film and television, and what we should do to fix it.
Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe win Best Screenplay at Cannes for 'Drive My Car'
‘Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop’ bursts with love for the 1980s aesthetic
‘Restart’: There’s no place like home for second chances
‘Tokyo Kurds’: A sobering look at lives in limbo
Over 100 years of the Olympic spirit captured on screen
‘A Dobugawa Dream’: An escape from isolation to a personal fantasyland
Foodman escapes the city for ‘Yasuragi Land’
Music producer Foodman’s new album is an ode to the places and objects that make up the landscape of everyday life beyond the dense cities of Osaka and Tokyo.
Hikari makes soft-power moves with anime and Vocaloid covers
A decade in the game, LiSA continues to slay
Japanese pianists win third and fourth place at Queen Elisabeth Competition
Ado's defiant hit is a coming-of-age moment for Japan's Vocaloid culture
Pioneering composer Terry Riley finds himself comfortably marooned in Japan
From tattoos to tokens at Tokyo's first crypto art show
The exhibition allows digital art fans to purchase non-fungible tokens of works from dozens of artists, using cryptocurrency to buy them.
A towering figure in South Korean art plans his legacy
Late designer Kenzo's art collection brings 2.5 million euros at auction
Photographer Takeshi Yamagishi chronicles Tokyo amid the pandemic and post-disaster Tohoku
Japan's premier art collective teamLab celebrates 20 years with a spot of tea and a Miami bash
Yayoi Kusama's dots and flowers breathe life into pandemic-hit New York
Japanese gallery to restore famous A-bomb paintings for first time
Obscured truths come to light in Hideki Noda’s ‘Fakespeare’
William Shakespeare is one of the world’s most influential playwrights, but his life continues to be shrouded in mystery. Since his death in 1616 at the age of 52, no handwritten manuscripts have ever surfaced, and even his six supposed signatures all spell his ...
Israel Galvan renews the passion of a long love affair
A take on ‘The Tempest’ that aims to broaden your horizons
Rakugo community looks to crowdfunding for survival of theaters
'Yabuhara Kengyo' shows audiences that justice isn't always blind
Secrets of the Oslo Accords come to light on stage
Kyoto Experiment marks a new era
Actor Masakazu Tamura, star on TV and in film over 60-year career, dies at 77
Tamura's relatives held a funeral for the actor, a Kyoto native born into a showbusiness family, following his death on April 3, they said.
Japanese manga series 'Golgo 13' tops record for most volumes published
Kabuki actor Kataoka Hidetaro, living national treasure, dies at 79
Actress Kyoko Fukada takes break from acting after adjustment disorder diagnosis
'Demon Slayer' first film in Japan to top ¥40 billion at box office
Fans grieve after Japanese author of famed 'Berserk' manga dies
Royal Ballet promotion to principal 'like a dream' says Japan's Fumi Kaneko
‘Tea Life, Tea Mind’: Celebrating the simple act of serving tea
Green tea began in China as a medicinal brew, and grew in Japan into an aid to wakefulness and meditation for Zen monks. In time, the ceremony of its preparation became a mode of refinement for a social elite versed in introspection and aesthetics. ...
‘Impressions of Japanese Architecture’: A sense of discovery toward the traditional arts
‘Lady Joker: Volume One’: A crime thriller opus’ weighty first half
'Black Box' shines a light on shadowy realities of sexual assault in Japan
‘The War on Wheels’: Head-butts, broken bones and big bets
‘Paradise in Plain Sight’: You don't need to look far for life lessons
‘Oishii: The History of Sushi’: A fount of knowledge for all things sushi
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic trailers (so far)
Overseas commercials for the Olympics can act as insight into how the world sees Japan, or they're just an opportunity for some fun.
‘The Naked Director Season 2’: Netflix’s porn industry saga is skin deep
African samurai earns hero status in new anime ‘Yasuke’
Rihito Itagaki brings a splash of color to Japanese television
Sugako Hashida, writer of acclaimed Japanese TV drama 'Oshin,' dies at 95
Miniseries 'HodoBuzz' delves into the dark side of Japan's media industry
Disney+ passes 73 million subscribers as streaming takes center stage
