The directors, two generations of Japanese filmmaking excellence, delivered a wide-ranging, humorous discussion on their approach and each other.

The Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata recently hosted four Japanese musicians and treated the audience of the city to ...

"What a beautiful face... But be careful. Your beautiful face might consume you." Definitely. GKids has revealed a second ...

Something of a stooshie ensued, a court case was set and Ms Iwasaki subsequently wrote her own version of her memoirs, ...

A mix of local and international stars walked the carpet before the gala screening of the opening film, Junji Sakamoto’s ...

On the eve of the Japan-US summit, Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akazawa Ryosei took visiting US Commerce ...

London East Asia Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Korean Culture 45 Asian films, including South Korean works, ...

Museums contain artifacts of the past that are both interesting and informative; a great chance to learn. But for a chance to see, and perhaps even experience, Japan’s folk life of the pre-modern ...

The government is moving to expand its Important Intangible Cultural Properties system to include “lifestyle culture” ...

Kogei Dining, an event in which guests can enjoy a meal with dinnerware made by traditional craftsmen, including living ...

IWADE, Wakayama — “Kokuho” fans are flocking to a hotel where a memorable scene in the kabuki-themed movie was filmed in Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture. “Kokuho” is about Kikuo, who was born into a yakuza ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that traditional medicine is practised in 88% of its member-states — 170 out of 194 countries. For billions, particularly in low- and middle-income nations, ...