The central government is eyeing introducing a refundable tax credit program following a stopgap measure of reducing the consumption tax rat...

Tokyo-based production company K2 Pictures closed its K2P Film Fund I at $33 million and unveiled a 10-title slate at a press conference at...

In a society where asking for help is often difficult, many parents and caregivers are unsure where to turn. Sometimes, it leads to tragedy.

Book clubs, book swaps and other reading events are providing a space for wholesome offline socializing in Tokyo and beyond.

Japanese production and finance house K2 Pictures has announced the closing of its first film fund, through which it has raised $33M (JPY5BN...

The feature expands the director's 2023 viral proof-of-concept short, which has drawn nearly 5 million views on YouTube.

Rome Kanda (“Maniac,” “The Informant!”) and Kuroki Hitomi (“Tokyo Tower,” “Dark Water”) star in “Ohenro,” a Japanese-language drama written...

Opposition parties are set to grill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a party leaders' debate on Wednesday over her delay in preparing an...

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Cloud11 Studios and Les films du Sillon board Stepan Burnashev's road movie.

Chef Makoto Harada combines Italian flavors with the northern region's culinary traditions.

Twenty people in Japan died after taking Tavneos, though it's unclear whether the drug killed those people, a media report said.

Snow Man‘s “BANG!!” rises to the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released May 13.The theme song of the film SA...

Japan left injured midfielder Kaoru Mitoma off the 26-man World Cup roster announced by coach Hajime Moriyasu on Friday.,Mitoma suffered a h...

Robert Weir, 56, admitted multiple firearms offences at the High Court in Glasgow