"It felt like my head was going to explode." Alligator murder, police raids and abandoned adult theatres: the story of the ...

Shohei Ohtani is getting some company. On Friday morning in Japan, the national team announced the next 11 players who are ...

The October 2023-announced Uta no Prince-sama: Shining Live for Nintendo Switch will launch in 2026 in Japan, Broccoli announced.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Poster featuring a face in profile, ...

Krispy Kreme, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNUT) stock rose on Friday following a strategic update related to its international operations. The doughnut chain announced a major refranchising agreement aimed at ...

Japanese police rush to retrieve toy guns capable of firing live ammunition Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an ...

A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday local time, triggering a tsunami of up to 28 inches in Pacific coast communities, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency ...

Official poster for Lee Sang-il's Kokuho. For years the Japanese domestic film market has been dominated by anime movies, and for good reason. However, a new contender has recently emerged from the ...

Sang-il Lee’s kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken ...

Kabuki drama “Kokuho” has made box office history, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time in its home market. It surpassed the 22-year-old record set by “Bayside Shakedown ...

Directed by Lee Sang-il and selected as Japan’s 2026 Oscar submission for best international feature, the three-hour, kabuki-theater-set drama has defied expectations and reignited the world’s ...