Japan's 'invisible' disabled artisans fight for spotlight
Despite being the only country to have held the Paralympics twice, and the government's public commitment to integrate people with disabilities, workplaces are often not accessible to them.
Fuminori Nakamura: ‘The darkness of fiction can be healing’
The author delves deep into the mind of a murderer and the monstrous depths of humanity in his complex thriller “My Annihilation,” his latest novel to be translated into English.
‘Kanazawa’ is a tribute to life outside of Japan’s well-known cities
For author David Joiner, the rich history and culture of the city of Kanazawa is as much a part of his novel as its characters, who face the challenges of an international marriage.
A J-pop origin story set in SixTones
The six-member Johnny's act marks two years of many firsts such as appearing on the YouTube channel The First Take and working with established artists such as Yoshiki and Daiki Tsuneta.
‘Kofu II’: Meitei’s sonic landscapes conjure the Japan of yesteryear with Edo aesthetics
What can we expect from J-pop in 2022?
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
‘Missing’: Shinzo Katayama delivers a twisty thriller
Aoi Ito and Jiro Sato give standout performances in Shinzo Katayama’s drama about a teenager trying to unravel the mystery of her father’s sudden disappearance.
‘Prior Convictions’: Probation workers and ex-cons tug at the heartstrings
The push to go digital opens new doors for anime
‘Drive My Car’ won a Golden Globe. Could it also pick up an Oscar?
‘The Journalist’: A wake-up call that feels more like a lecture
‘Noise’: A web of lies imbued with style and pathos
Iwanami Hall, known for screening foreign films, to close after nearly 50 years
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
Shorter Berlin International Film Festival to go ahead with masks, COVID testing
The Berlin Film Festival will go ahead in person next month but will use only half the available seating capacity and require attendees to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, organizers said on Jan. 12. With the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreading fast in Germany, ...
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
‘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.
Bob Saget, comic who portrayed Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ dies at 65
‘Aggretsuko’ digs into toxic work culture and self-worth
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
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
