“Miyazaki and I… were first shown clips from Fantasia 2000, which was then in production. Asked what he thought of the film so far, Miyazaki...
Evolving from an outcropping of man-made islands in Tokyo Bay constructed during the Edo-era, Odaiba is home to a beach, a rooftop skatepark, Fuji TV, museums,...
What does the coronavirus mean for film festivals? World-class film festivals gathered together on May 20 to launch “ We Are One: A Global Film...
Japanese film director Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Best Director award for Wife of a Spy at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday, September...
On Monday, August 31, Toshimaen, a “retro amusement park” in Tokyo, ended 94 years of operation. A large portion of the site will...
Have you ever watched a film and become so entrenched in the story that you wanted to visit the locations featured in it, just to experience...
The Pacific War officially came to a close on August 15, 1945, but even today the images and sound clips of the Showa Emperor announcing on...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
All of us like to receive compliments. The Japanese, I have noticed, particularly enjoy hearing praise from foreigners. Compliments in newspaper articles are especially...
The Japanese national broadcasting network NHK announced on June 3 that Earwig and The Witch, a new film made in collaboration with the popular animation production...
South Korean films are popular around the world. But while in the film world a South Korean film called Parasite has made headlines, in the world...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...