It’s why Grave of the Fireflies author Akiyuki Nosaka only agreed to let his short story be adapted into an anime film by Isao Takahata’s team at Studio Ghibli: The form could capture the emotions of ...

Yoshihiro Shimamura, film and TV investor, talks about the opportunities and challenges for Japanese entertainment, across ...

The up-and-coming filmmaker discusses the making of the streamer's first Korean animated feature — hailed by Bong Joon Ho as ...

In the lead-up to World War II, Japan sought dominance in the Pacific and secretly constructed the Yamato-class battleship ...

Jujutsu Kaisen's new movie has some brand-new material fans have never seen before, and the first look has been revealed ...

Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan’s discharge of treated but ...

Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first ...

Japan plans to use some of the slightly radioactive soil removed from across Fukushima prefecture on flower beds outside ...

A 1999 manga is shaking the world in 2025 Japanese manga artist Ryo Tatsuki — known as the “Japanese Baba Vanga” — predicted a devastating tsunami for July 2025. As the date approaches, panic is ...

Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has never been limited to one medium, creating paintings, sculptures, luxury ...