Tokyo International Film Festival’s programming director Ichiyama Shozo has been curating films since the 1990s, navigating the seismic shif...

As the Tokyo International Film Festival starts its 2025 edition, chair Ando Hiroyasu is steering the event toward a future that emphasizes...

A mix of local and international stars walked the carpet before the gala screening of the opening film, Junji Sakamoto’s 'Climbing for Life...

Fan Bingbing is so unrecognizable in “Mother Bhumi” that even her friends didn’t know it was her. For the Chinese superstar, that’s exactly...

Oasis’ first Japan shows since 2009 drew roughly 55,000 fans to Tokyo Dome over the weekend.

A sealed 1930s subway platform beneath Shimbashi Station still holds traces of what the capital looked like before the war.

The Metropolitan Police Department is prioritizing countermeasures against lone offenders and drawing on recent cases in Japan, including th...

This year is the biennale's most ambitious yet, with 39 participating artists from Japan and abroad creating under the theme “Wander for Won...

The Swiss Bencic beat the Czech Republic's Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-3 in the final, following up her success at the Abu Dhabi Open in February.

The man armed with knives who was arrested near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo also carried a foldable saw and scissors.

Bilateral dialogue between the two nations has been “virtually reduced to zero” because of Japan’s position, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has sai...

The legendary Toho icon will be greeting travelers arriving and departing from their jet-set holidays.

In a tense prelude to President Donald Trump's visit, Tokyo police detained a man wielding a knife outside the U.S. embassy on Friday. The A...

The cuisine is emerging out of the shadow of Indian fare, thanks to a new breed of passionate chefs keen to introduce locals to South Asian...

The man became violent after being questioned by police near the embassy.