Three films created by Japanese directors have received nominations for this year's Oscars. They include a documentary directed by Ito Shiori, a journalist who has become a symbol of Japan's "Me Too" ...

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A JAPANESE film crew is calling on the island’s guernsey wearers to appear in a documentary on knitting.

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Hosaka resolved to do something about this and with a modest budget and big amount of resolve he forged the NHK Writers’ Development Room (WDR), inviting pitches from wannabe Japanese TV drama ...

Plus: Prizes have been added in new categories including the "Co-creation categories" linked to companies involved in music. By Billboard Japan Day 2 of MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN, the largest ...

Nasir Gebelli remains a programming icon and a pillar of JRPG history ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. NHK TV footage showed moving traffic and well-lit ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. At such a ...

The award-winning independent documentary film The Ones Left Behind, released last year, tells the story of such single mothers in Japan, weaving together interviews with the women and experts ...