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Niece of J-Pop mogul Johnny Kitagawa should resign over abuse allegations, panel says
Julie Fujishima, now president of Japan’s biggest boyband talent agency, had long been aware of accusations bu…
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The First Slam Dunk review – basketball is the universe in resplendent hit anime
Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga spinoff has magnificent on-court scenes, but doesn’t quite sink the backstoryAt…
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‘This environment is normal in Tokyo’: Jeff Liang’s best phone picture
When the Taiwanese photographer lived in Japan, he found the working days were long and conforming was essenti…
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Barbenheimer backlash: Warner Bros apologises after its Japan arm complains
Warner Bros Japan publicly criticised US counterparts over ‘inconsiderate’ reactions to art combining playful …
- Japan, Science fiction and fantasy films, World news, Asia Pacific, Anime, Culture, Animation in film, Film, Thrillers
Psycho-Pass: Providence review – anime thriller investigates dark side of technology
Japanese studio Production IG’s conspiracy noir is a fabulous-looking tale influenced by Blade RunnerWith the …
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Where to start with: Haruki Murakami
The acclaimed Japanese author’s deceptively simple writing combines fantasy and reality in stories of everythi…
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The Guardian view on Studio Ghibli: a Japanese success story in a faltering film world | Editorial
The latest anime from director Hayao Miyazaki aced at the box office without any marketing. All credit to his …
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Latest Studio Ghibli mystery film release ends months of guesswork for Japanese fans
Details of plot for veteran director Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature for 10 years had been kept largely secretF…
- Japan, Science fiction and fantasy films, World news, Asia Pacific, Anime, Romance films, Culture, Animation in film, Film
The Tunnel to Summer, Exit of Goodbyes review – metaphysical anime tale of first love
Two classmates navigate their relationship – along with a magical tunnel where time gets dilated – in Tomohisa…
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The elegant minimalism of Michael Kenna’s Japanese landscapes – in pictures
Celebrated as one of the world’s most prominent landscape photographers, Kenna is known for his poetic black-a…
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In brief: The God of Good Looks; Rental Person Who Does Nothing; Starling – reviews
A punchy romance with much to say about Caribbean life; a lazy Japanese guy muses on meaning and connection; a…
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Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto review – brief encounters
A Japanese man provides a raft of unusual services that lay bare the bathos and banality of contemporary life“…
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Small, Slow But Steady review – meditative boxing tale as deaf fighter rethinks life
Film follows Keiko, deaf since birth, making her way in the ring when Covid-19 lockdown arrives in Japan and s…
- Japan, Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, World news, Media, Asia Pacific, Marketing & PR, Culture, Animation in film, Film
Studio Ghibli to release Hayao Miyazaki’s final film with no trailers or promotion
The director and veteran of Studio Ghibli plans to retire after the release of How Do You Live? which will for…
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Japanese kabuki actor found collapsed at home alongside parents
Ennosuke Ichikawa taken to hospital but mother and father died after taking overdoseThe world of Japanese kabu…
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Perfect Days review – Wim Wenders explores a quiet life in Tokyo
Bittersweet tale of an apparently contented toilet cleaner has an ambient urban charm, but feels a little too …
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Tokyo Stories review – artistic immersion into the city’s creative life
The Exhibition on Screen documentary series delves into the boundless energy of the Japanese megalopolisHaving…
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Monster review – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s hydra of modern morals and manners
Japanese director Kore-eda offers a deliberately dense but ultimately hopeful examination of how to negotiate …
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Re:cycle of the Penguindrum review – ravishing anime with magic hat and dominatrix
There’s a lot to like in this two-part teen flick, but at four-and-a-half hours long there’s also just a lot o…
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Plan 75 review – Japanese euthanasia drama grapples with tough questions
Japan’s over-75s are offered a painless death in exchange for a modest payment in Chie Hayakawa’s slow-burning…