Shiori Ito became one of the faces of Japan's #MeToo movement. Her documentary about that experience, 'Black Box Diaries,' is ...

Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries” and Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s “Instruments of a Beating Heart” both mark firsts in their ...

Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary ...

A+E Japan, which sits within US-headquartered A+E Global Media, is teaming up with Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs on an ...

A+E Japan has partnered with Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs for the hour-long culinary documentary The Art of Washoku, Honoring Nature and the Seasons.

winning multiple awards along the way and garnering a best documentary nomination at the Oscars, a first in that category by a Japanese director. In her native country, where a 2017 government ...

A Japanese Oscar-nominated documentary is winning world acclaim. We talked with Ema Ryan Yamazaki, the director of "Instruments of a Beating Heart," for her insights into Japan's society and culture.

Futons and martial arts-trained police play a part in Japan's low gun crime. Just one person was killed with a gun in 2015 – a mob crime boss – and in the same year, just six shots were fired by the ...

Japan’s solo dining culture offers a powerful lesson in mindfulness — disconnecting from screens to savor food and find quiet ...

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito is pictured in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 23, 2020. (Mainichi/Emi Naito) LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- A controversial film directed by a Japanese journalist documenting ...