Business Oct 26, 2020
'Demon Slayer' fastest movie to rake in ¥10 billion in Japan
Fans are watching closely to see if the movie will overtake "Spirited Away" as the highest grossing Japanese movie in history.
Business Oct 13, 2020
As cinemas struggle worldwide, Japan’s movie king Toho nears new high
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
The firm, which owns theaters and also produces movies, has seen its stock recover 45% from its March low.
National Sep 29, 2020
Fewer infections lead Japan to study relaxing rule on eating in cinemas
Eating is currently only allowed if audiences are limited to 50 percent of seating capacity.
Film Sep 27, 2020
Award-winning actress Yuko Takeuchi dies in apparent suicide
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation. No suicide note has been found.
National Aug 23, 2020
COVID-19 scary? Japan group offers coffins, zombies and chainsaws for stress relief
Finding the pandemic scary? A Japanese group is trying to take people's minds off COVID-19 — by putting them in coffins surrounded by chainsaw-wielding zombies. Customers this weekend in Tokyo can lie in a 2-meter (6½-foot) windowed box while listening to a horror story, watching ...
National Jun 2, 2020
Residents and businesses in Tokyo are balancing measures to prevent COVID-19 infections with the resumption of economic activity.
World May 5, 2020
To reopen, or not to reopen with social distancing? That is the question haunting theaters and cinemas that were shuttered overnight by coronavirus lockdowns. Theatrical impresario Cameron Mackintosh, the legendary British producer behind a half century of hit shows from "Cats" to "Hamilton", said it ...
Film Apr 30, 2020
Independent cinema campaign meets donation goal
by Mark Schilling
A crowdfunding campaign to save art houses reaches its donation goal as Japan's film industry grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Film Apr 16, 2020
The race to save Japan's independent cinemas
by Mark Schilling
As Japan's film industry feels the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, campaigners take to crowdfunding to help save smaller cinemas.
National Apr 9, 2020
Small cinemas in Kansai turn to T-shirts as they struggle in pandemic
Small cinemas in Kansai that are struggling to attract moviegoers due to the coronavirus pandemic have started selling original T-shirts in hopes of boosting their bottom line. The project was launched jointly by 13 small cinemas in and around Osaka and the nearby cities of ...
Film | Wide Angle Mar 13, 2020
How the Japanese film industry is coping with the COVID-19 crisis
by Mark Schilling
From cinema closures to business as usual, the film industry in Japan is employing its own methods to keep people safe and still watching films across the country.
Entertainment News Jan 28, 2020
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 ...