Four Japanese films that competed at Cannes – from 1961 to 1997 – return to the Croisette for a screening day on May 16.

With Kore-eda, Hamaguchi and Fukada in competition and a new generation pitching at the market, the country of honor is ...

Believe it or not, it's still springtime, and now is a perfect time to get out and active before summer comes blazing in.

Sekiro: No Defeat will be released in theaters in Japan, but the rest of the world will have to settle for streaming it ...

Kokuho is a colourful, lengthy epic, spanning five decades and running almost three hours, set in the world of kabuki – Japan ...

More than 1,000 firefighters are battling two blazes in northern Japan, with some 3,000 people urged to leave their homes. The fires come as the country's winters become increasingly dry. Two large ...

A student sits the online English listening component of the 2026 national achievement test at a junior high school in Tokyo on April 20, 2026. (Pool photo) TOKYO -- Japan's national achievement test ...

Five Japanese filmmakers developed through the Atmovie Global Track will pitch new projects at the Cannes Film Market during the Cannes Film Festival, with the debut timed to Japan‘s designation as ...

Japan is taking part in the annual Balikatan military drills led by the Philippines and the US starting Monday. This marks Japan's full and high-profile participation in the military exercises for the ...

Japan’s weather agency has formally adopted a name for sizzling-hot days ahead of what is set to be another scorcher of a summer. Days with a maximum temperature of 40C (104F) or higher will be ...

It will be the second time Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has dipped into its strategic reserves since Iran war began Japan will release additional oil reserves early next month ...

Casting has been announced for a new international production of The Full Monty, which will play Japan this summer. Performances begin August 19 at Tokyo International Forum Hall C, where the ...