For more than a decade, The Pasatiempo Writing Contest has published outstanding literary works from a variety of genres.

Katsuhiro Otomo's classic 1995 anthology anime film "Memories" is getting an expanded 30th-anniversary theatrical run in ...

Starring in more than 100 films, his filmography features numerous outstanding collaborations with many of the most significant directors of Japanese cinema, such as Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, ...

In my first dispatch from the 2025 edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, “Journey into Sato Tadao” director ...

Head to this small historic village in Fukushima Prefecture to discover an off-the-beaten-path destination where life moves ...

The latest feature from 94-year-old director Yoji Yamada follows a cabbie and elderly passenger on one long, nostalgic ride ...

Crowds lined the streets of Matsue City in western Japan on Sunday to witness the traditional autumn parade known as dogyoretsu, a centuries-old celebration featuring giant drums. The event, held near ...

NFL Films made it clear that it wants to stay out of Bill Belichick’s drama. In response to a behind-the-scenes video of Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Husdon, complaining on the set ...

At events such as Summer Game Fest and the Game Developers Conference, there’s never any shortage of evening events to attend. There are business summits, parties, cultural events, dinners, and more ...

Machiko Imai inherited a 200-year-old traditional Japanese home from her father when he died in 2020. Together with her son, Matsukane, they restored the property and turned it into a guesthouse. Now, ...

Update October 1, 2025: A year after Schrader thought that “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” would screen at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival, the director is finally getting his wish. The ...