This file photo shows fans of the Japanese anime Demon Slayer posing for a photo at a movie theater in Shanghai on Nov. 13, 2025. (Kyodo) SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- The screening in China of the latest ...
The Tony-nominated playwright and actor was arrested and detained in Okinawa in mid-November while on route to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief He was ...
Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken ...
In the Oscar winner’s new dramedy “Rental Family” (in theaters Nov. 21), American expat actor Phillip Vandarpleog (Fraser) has been living in Tokyo for seven years but is still very much an outsider.
Jujutsu Kaisen’s official X account has issued a stern warning to fans, reminding them that recording parts of movies in theaters in Japan can result in a hefty punishment. This comes after illegally ...
Japanese researchers have described a new species of sea anemone that appears to share a mutually beneficial relationship with hermit crabs. The pale pink sea anemones, now named Paracalliactis ...
'Shogun' producer Eriko Miyagawa and 'Alien: Romulus' director Fede Álvarez were joined by studio production managers and Japanese industry veterans for a roundtable in Tokyo on the territory's ...
The American and Japanese cultures are different in many ways, one of them being the concept of the “rental family,” which is more widespread in the latter country than the former. The service sees ...
TOKYO (AP) — A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” ...