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Happinet Phantom Studios, the Japanese mini-studio which released Oscar contender “Plan 75” in its home market, is also handling international sales on a raft of new titles. These were introduced at ... ( read original story ...)

J-League first-division leaders Yokohama F Marinos will retain manager Kevin Muscat at the helm next season, sources familiar with th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance. As the naming ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese authorities are in constant touch with their U.S. counterparts and stand ready to take appropriate action in the currency market against volatile yen moves, Finance Minister Shunichi ... ( read original story ...)

Japan reiterated a warning that "full attention" should be paid to market volatility in its monthly economic report published on Tuesday, following in the wake of the yen's slide to a 32-year low. ( read original story ...)

Nippon Television, the Japanese broadcast and production group that owns Hulu Japan, has made headlines in recent months with the success of its TV formats. However, it is using the recent Busan ... ( read original story ...)

In a welcome return to normalcy, the Tokyo International Film Festival rolled out the full red carpet, all 541 feet of it, for the first time since 2019, once again welcoming guests from around the ... ( read original story ...)

Former diplomat Ando Hiroyasu has lofty goals as chairman of (TIFF) and a vision of how to raise the profile of Japan’s premiere celebration of cinema. But with a realpolitik perspective perhaps ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ColorBird Inc., is launching a trio of new titles at TIFFCOM, the rights market that accompanies the Tokyo International Film Festival, and which is this year held online only. Newest is ... ( read original story ...)

David Pilling's useful book, Bending Adversity, takes a relatively hopeful view of the conservative nationalism advocated by Japanese president Shinzo Abe. But a more thorough accounting of Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Students from the University of North Georgia (UNG) and Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, are gaining language and cultural learning in growing numbers through a study abroad exchange. With COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

After a red carpet parade lasting nearly two-hours, the opening ceremony for the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off with a musical number performed by four women from the Takarazuka ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese ruling party secretary general Toshimitsu Motegi indicated on Monday that a planned economic spending package aimed at cushioning the blow from rising living costs will total around 26 ... ( read original story ...)

A 3-3 tie between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Orix Buffaloes left both sides in a weird state of emotional purgatory. ( read original story ...)

The Olympic Games, the Coronation of the Emperor and the COVID pandemic have each thrown up challenges to the normal functioning of the Tokyo International Film Festival in recent years. But the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 1,735 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Monday. The daily tally is up 147 from a week ago. The ministry also confirmed six deaths from COVID-19 in the ... ( read original story ...)