Category : Culture

The voice actor is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the...

Japanese music made waves globally, fueled by Coachella debuts, TikTok virality and unexpected hits like Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born.”...

Kenji Kamiyama’s anime addition to J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” universe has impressive qualities, but lacks the magic of Peter Jackson’s film adaptations....

A masked serial killer gets more than they bargained for when they target high-flying lawyer Akira Ninomiya (Kazuya Kamenashi). The attorney may look like a...

Japan owes a lot to the samurai warlords who unified the country in the late 16th century, but these “great men” of history were really...

The International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg is a milestone of international law. Set up by the Allies at the end of World War II to...

In past editions of the Tokyo International Film Festival, the Director in Focus in the Nippon Cinema Now section showcased the careers of filmmakers critically...

Nearly 70 years since its debut, Japan’s most famous monster is back. “Godzilla Minus One” is the latest in a long line of films starring...

Artist Yukimasa Ida’s first major museum exhibition, “Panta Rhei: For as long as the world turns,” at Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art (on view...

In the winter of 2012, two bodies wash up on a beach, victims of a lovers’ suicide. One is an actress, the other a director...