Japan Display to extend Ishikawa plant closure on soft iPhone sales as it mulls next-gen OLED plan
Japan Display Inc. said Friday it will extend the closure of its plant in Ishikawa Prefecture due partly to Apple Inc.'s weak iPhone sales as it considers a plan to make new organic light-emitting diode displays there instead. The struggling panel maker said in June ...
Public split over idea of NHK scrambling broadcasts to exclude nonpaying viewers: poll
The public is evenly divided over whether TV broadcasts by NHK should be scrambled to make them viewable only by paid viewers, a survey shows. The survey by Jiji Press found that 39.0 percent of respondents agree with the idea, 37.1 percent disagree and 23.9 ...
'Ultraman Buddha' art in Thailand brings complaint to police from hard-line group
Thai Buddhist hard-liners have filed a police complaint against a young female artist over paintings that depict Buddha as the 1960s Japanese superhero Ultraman. The complaint over four paintings, displayed last week at a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand, highlights the emboldenment of ultraconservative Buddhist ...
Yuji Kondo continues to chart own path in broadcast booth
Yuji Kondo is standing in the home dugout at Tokyo Dome with his hands braced on the back of the bench as he listens to a fellow broadcaster tell him about a humorous interaction she had with an NPB player recently while covering a ...
Tokyo's five major private TV networks to trial simultaneous online streaming next year
Private networks are apparently waking up to the reality that their online presence will fade if they do not keep up with the trend of streaming on smartphones.
Kyoto Animation artworks go on display nationwide in remembrance of arson attack
Bookstores and anime-related shops around the nation are hosting exhibits of original artworks produced by Kyoto Animation Co., whose studio was hit by an arson attack last week that left 34 people dead. Exhibits, some of which were opened before the incident in Kyoto, are ...
Tadao Takashima, actor who starred in 'Botchan' and 'My Fair Lady,' dies at 88
Movie star and television host Tadao Takashima died of natural causes on Wednesday at his home in Tokyo, his office said Friday. He was 88. Born in Kobe, Takashima entered show business after passing an audition for new talent in 1951 held by now-defunct film ...
Celebrity South Korean 'Song Song couple' romance ends in divorce
Fans of South Korean drama on Thursday mourned news of a divorce between two celebrities who turned real-life lovers after starring in the hit TV series "The Descendants of the Sun." Leading lady Song Hye-kyo, 37, and heartthrob Song Joong-ki, 33 were seen as Asia's ...
Pensioners in Britain who have watched television programs such as "Blue Planet" and "Doctor Who" for free will have to start paying after the publicly funded BBC said it would scrap free licenses for people over 75 years old. The BBC, which is funded by ...
Diet approves simultaneous streaming for Japan's public broadcaster NHK
The Diet on Wednesday authorized public broadcaster NHK to start simultaneous online streaming of its television programs amid the increasing popularity of computer- and handset-based services. NHK, formally called Japan Broadcasting Corp., plans to launch the new service by next March in order to broadcast ...
Blame game: Fans lament rushed final 'Game of Thrones' season
As "Game of Thrones" suits up for one last swordfight, a phalanx of enraged viewers large enough to flatten the massed armies of Westeros is voicing its displeasure over what they consider a botched ending to the beloved show — with some even clamoring ...
A tale of two ads (and two different sets of eyes)
Since many Japanese people don't have the opportunity to interact with black people in their daily lives, how the community is represented in the national media is important.
