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.
Entertainment News Oct 21, 2020
Millions of movie-goers defy pandemic for record opening of 'Demon Slayer'
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
More than 3.4 million people put the risk of virus infection aside to turn up for the opening weekend of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinite Train."
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.
Entertainment News Oct 8, 2020
As Cineworld closes its theaters, Japan’s Toho on a upward trajectory
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
While global cinemas are reeling from the coronavirus and delays to “Dune” and the latest James Bond release, shares of Japan’s biggest movie company are climbing back toward a record high as the world’s third-largest movie market slowly returns to normal.
Baseball Apr 3, 2019
Toho, the Aichi Prefecture school that won the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament held in the first year of the Heisei Era 30 years ago, won the spring final on Wednesday in the last tournament of the current era. Toho beat Narashino, of Chiba ...
Culture | CULTURE SMASH Dec 23, 2018
Hayao Miyazaki: The never-ending story
by Roland Kelts
In September 2013, animator Hayao Miyazaki said: "Through the years I have frequently talked about retiring, so many of you are perhaps wondering if this time I am really sincere. I am." But was he?
National / Science & Health Oct 21, 2018
Gamma-ray constellation named after Japanese movie monster Godzilla
An international research group, using the orbiting Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, names a constellation of gamma ray-emitting stars Godzilla.
Business / Corporate Dec 4, 2017
Japanese food company Toho buys firms in Singapore and Malaysia
Food product wholesaler and retailer Toho Co. has bought two Southeast Asian firms, one in Singapore and the other in Malaysia, to expand its business overseas in pursuit of medium- to long-term growth. The Kobe-based company acquired Shimaya Trading Pte. in Singapore and Shimaya Trading ...
Film / Reviews Aug 3, 2016
'Shin Godzilla': The metaphorical monster returns
by Mark Schilling
Watching "Shin Godzilla," Toho's reboot of its signature monster series, I couldn't help feeling sorry for the non-Japanese fans forced to read a blizzard of subtitles for this extremely talky and densely populated film, with a break every 10 minutes or so for Godzilla ...
Film / Reviews Jul 23, 2014
by Giovanni Fazio
The old Godzilla movies made by Japan's Toho studio between 1954 and 2004 were B-grade monster movies. They were cheesy and primitive, for the most part, but displayed the charm of inventive filmmakers who were trying to transcend the limitations of budget and technology ...
Film May 22, 2014
Godzilla: the monster with multiple personalities
by Mark Schilling
"Godzilla" was the first Japanese movie I saw. It was also the first for many other American baby boomers, though we did not view Ishiro Honda's 1954 original, but a version that had been heavily edited and dubbed for the U.S. market, with additional ...
Environment | OUR PLANET EARTH Dec 21, 2013
Protecting nature to protect ourselves
by Stephen Hesse
This month's column takes an intrepid look at efforts to expand protected areas in Japan and worldwide, areas that are essential to conserve biological diversity and mitigate natural disasters. "Intrepid" because ecosystems are the backbone of food and water security, and with national security now ...