Is Japan enjoying a new literary golden age?
With more and more Japanese novels in translation achieving commercial and critical success, Nicolas Gattig and Damian Flanagan argue over whether a new wave of writers are transcending Japan's literary past.
The art of condensing Shakespeare's oeuvre
Shuntaro Fujita brings "Tempo 12-nen no Shakespeare" to Tokyo, modernising a story that encompases elements from each of the Bard's 37 plays.
'Impossible Architecture': Consider the impossible — find the visionaries
From Vladimir Tatlin's "Monument to the Third International" (1920) to Zaha Hadid's plan for the New National Stadium of Japan, "Impossible Architecture: The Architects' Dreams" eulogizes aborted artistic conceptions — some that technically would have been possible, others purposely preposterous.
Remembering Satoshi Kon, one of anime's best-loved creators
The Annie Awards bestows a posthumous honor on anime director Satoshi Kon, who died in 2010 at the age of 46.
Actor Hio Miyazawa gives a voice to Japan's LGBTQ community in the new film 'his'
'Romance Doll': A mature take on guys and dolls
'Voices in the Wind': Loss and a haunting journey home
'Romance Doll' shows there's a fine line between sex and love
'Bad Poetry Tokyo': Indian director's first feature reveals major talent
'Last Letter': Love letter delivers sweetness and slush
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Hatsune Miku help Coachella's Japan contingent to grow
The California festival adds two Japanese pop heavyweights to its lineup, following a successful appearance by Perfume there last year.
Clocking up the years with Charlie Nagatani, Japan's country king
Raving from the past into the future with WaqWaq Kingdom
Looking back at the most influential Japanese songs of the 2010s
The dawn of a new era and a change in J-pop
2019 served as a reminder of the importance of community in music
Sending Japan's 'Paprika' out to the world
'Morita Tsunetomo: A Retrospective'
Feb. 1-March 22 Born in Saitama Prefecture, the early 20th-century artist Tsunetomo Morita (1881-1933) began his artistic career as a yōga (Western-style) painter. After graduating from the Tokyo Art School (present day Tokyo University of the Arts), he also began drawing manga and illustrations ...
'Polish Posters for Films': Expression born from suppression
Nino Caruso's monumental contribution
'Dumb Type': When actions speak the loudest
Art from the silver lining of life's dark clouds
Creative expression stifled by 'safety concerns' in Japan
Mina Perhonen: Fashion has a life of its own
To kill or not to kill: that is the question in 'Death Note: The Musical'
A new version of "Death Note: The Musical" takes to the stage in Tokyo, with hopes of challenging people's perceptions of justice.
Yoshitaka Hori: The man on a mission to export Japanese musicals
Yuriko Kotani: The Japanese comedian laughing her way through dark days in the U.K.
'Fortune' updates Faust's devilish deal
Review: 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' at the New National Theatre, Tokyo
The year that musicals took on Japanese stages
Capitalizing on the pull of experimental Japanese theater
Total box-office revenue in Japan hit a record ¥261.1 billion ($2.4 billion) in 2019, up 17.4 percent from the previous year, aided by mega-hits such as the animated film "Weathering With You," the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan said Tuesday. Cinema attendance surpassed 190 ...
Want to know Japanese cinema? Get to know Mark Schilling
The Japan Times film critic Mark Schilling celebrates 30-plus years of reviewing Japanese cinema with his latest book, "Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000."
Rieko Nakagawa: From 'Guri and Gura' to Studio Ghibli
'Japanese Woodblock Prints': Mass entertainment began with the humble woodblock
'Childhood Years': Junichiro Tanizaki's precious memories of Tokyo
'The Honjin Murders': Japan's own Sherlock Holmes is on the case
The books and translations about Japan to watch out for in 2020
Books to get you in the mood for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
I'm sorry to tell you that the latest episode reached new depths of discomfort.
NHK's taiga drama hopes to shake off its curse
Aoi Okuyama: From Hokkaido to the mean streets of London
Ep. 28 'Starving for Affection'
Pucker up for this year's 'Kohaku,' and brace yourself for a kiss to remember
