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Regarded as one of the world's greatest filmmakers, Ozu’s often slow-paced chronicles of everyday lives in postwar Japan continue to charm fellow directors and audiences alike. ( read original story ...)

Ten years after he attended the Tokyo International Film Festival for the screening of The Grandmaster, Tony Leung returned to the festival on Thursday to conduct a masterclass. The Hong Kong acting icon, ( read original story ...)

The late-blooming filmmaker’s latest work, in competition at the Tokyo Film Festival, is thoughtful, thought-provoking and in places jarring. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO--The city of Sapporo’s hopes of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2038 were dashed after hugely popular Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki called on the municipal government to scrap the idea. ( read original story ...)

Doha also plays host to the 2024 season-opening events, with the WTT Star Contender Doha and the WTT Contender Doha set to take place from Jan 8-13 and 14-20 respectively after the Men’s WTT Finals. ( read original story ...)

A gas cylinder exploded at a sushi restaurant in Tenma, Osaka, on Saturday, October 28, leaving at least 12 injured, including customers and employees. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit ... ( read original story ...)

Nuremberg’s proceedings are better known, but the work of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was no less momentous. ( read original story ...)

This year's Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF) has three Japanese filmmakers playing in competition - a haul that TIFF programming director Ichiyama Shozo told Deadline is a welcome high for the fest. One of ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is seemingly ramping up the intensity in her practices as she is working hard to be in great shape when the time comes for the start of the 2024 season. Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese professional tennis player Naomi Osaka is gearing up for a return to the court following a year-long hiatus. The 26-year-old last took to the tennis court on tour last September, then took a ... ( read original story ...)

Don’t dilute the Japaneseness, because that’s what makes it special,” said one travel expert. “We want to come to Japan.” ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka reveals becoming a mother unlocked some new joys for her but also some stress that was previously unknown to her. Osaka, who turned 26 this month, announced in July that she had given ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan and their collaborators have used a biomarker based on microbubbles to evaluate the success of near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) treatment. Using ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have created and improved artificial intelligence (AI) designs to synthesize a candidate compound for a new gastric acid inhibitor with a better binding ... ( read original story ...)

Cayman Togashi headed in an 89th-minute equalizer to earn 10-man Sagan Tosu a 1-1 draw at Nagoya Grampus in Friday's only J-League first-division match. The draw at Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium ... ( read original story ...)

Kokusai Electric makes the machines that apply films to semiconductors, which makes its shares worth watching in Japan. ( read original story ...)