Anime fans are in for a real treat as we head into the new year, now that several highly-anticipated new titles are starting to roll in over the next couple weeks. One show we're looking forward to is ...

In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of ...

The Japanese LGBT drama film This Is I, starring rising star Haruki Mochizuki and Saito Takumi, is coming to Netflix on ...

Anora, a film about a sex worker who gets caught up in the world of a Russian oligarch’s son, won best picture at the Oscars.

In the world of Kokuho, the stomp of a foot can summon art into being. The blend of allegory and reality in the symbol-laden ...

The Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film has unveiled Japan as the Country of Honour for its 2026 edition next May. The Marché du Film’s Executive Director Guillaume Esmiol officially announced the ...

The Development Bank of Japan’s investment in the Tokyo-based startup — launched at Cannes with backing from auteurs like Hirokazu Kore-eda and Takashi Miike — signals growing institutional support ...

China escalated its retaliation against Japan, suspending imports of Japanese seafood and halting approvals for new films — the latest signs that their diplomatic spat is far from over. Chinese ...

Japanese urged to avoid crowds, watch for 'suspicious people' Tokyo's envoy flies to Beijing, but no signs of breakthrough Japan business leaders urge resolution amid economic blowback Japanese film ...

“Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release. By Rebecca L. Davis The director Paul Schrader recalls wearing a ...

In the opening moments of a new film called “Diamond Diplomacy,” Shohei Ohtani holds the ball and Mike Trout holds a bat. These are the dramatic final moments of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The ...