A Shanghai-based maker of “blind box” figurines made $1.8 billion last year—and continues to grow across the world.

In a world where sports and commerce collide with the force of a Shohei Ohtani home run, one event just redefined what it ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

Located inside of Tokyo Station, Ekibenya Matsuri offers about 170 regional ekiben (“eki” for station and “ben” short for bento box) brought in from throughout Japan, an excellent chance ...

Spring season in Japan is characterized not just by the cherry blossoms, seasonal food and traditional and modern festivals and events, but also by the exceptional beauty that engulfs the land ...

The documentary lost to No Other Land but Shiro and her movie are being talked about in Japan. Black Box Diaries is about the investigation that Shiori Ito herself did after she suffered sexual ...

“People in general and theatres in this case are more risk averse in Japan than, for example, the States. And they feel more vulnerable to legal claims and trouble,” Black Box Diaries producer ...

Black Box Diaries, has faced a setback after it was denied a release in the director’s home country, Japan. This comes after a huge controversy in which the acclaimed director accused a prominent ...

He told the Telegraph: 'He would always say hello. I saw him yesterday – he bought a bottle of Fanta. He would always pay me back if I let him have a drink for free if he didn't have enough money.

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

“Black Box Diaries” has been released worldwide and its global resonance has earned it multiple international awards and, most notably, an Academy Award nomination for best documentary feature fil ...