An era unto himself, Toshiro Mifune was an enduring icon of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. Here are some of his most memorable works.
An ardent fan of Western rock music and the golden era of album rock the author is sometimes at odds with his sensitivities to gender, race...
There have been 21 Japanese prime ministers in 40 years, but only 3 served lengthy terms. It is no coincidence that powerful bull markets took place...
Abe's impact was global, as four former Australian PMs were there to attest, and another message: that Japanese society will not accept political assassination.
Shinzo Abe leaves behind a rich legacy of policy, quiet, effective leadership, and a “normalizing” Japan that has left the traumas of the 20th century behind.
Shinzo Abe’s quest for “normality” continues — in foreign policy, cultural pride, and possession of similar intelligence resources to other large democracies.
The story of a Japanese soldier who refused to accept that World War II was over, it is the famed filmmaker’s first novel, and as idiosyncratic...
Deer gamboled. Monkeys chattered. Meeting the Jomon Cedar was like entering the magical world of a Hayao Miyazaki film.
Ishihara was never afraid to give his opinion, even when the “sensible” thing was to say nothing. Sometimes he seemed to be wrong but was finally...
Ishihara loved unlikely adventures, but there was more to it than that. He was fascinated by the supernatural and inexplicable, and even flying saucers.
A politician who disliked foreigners but pro-immigration, won Japan’s top literary prize at 23, was involved in over 40 films, chased the Loch Ness monster ...
The Tokyo exhibition — through April 17 — takes the visitor into the Japanese dream of one of the great artists of modern times.
