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A billboard advertises Taylor Swift¡¯s new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," in New York's Times Square earlier this month.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 15, 2025
Taylor Swift Eras Tour six-part docuseries coming to Disney+
New documentary and concert film caps off an eventful year for the American singer-songwriter.
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2025
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Today, more than half of Netflix¡¯s global users watch anime on its service, with shows such as ¡°Sakamoto Days¡± proving to be massive hits.
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, ¡°Father,¡± at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.
CULTURE / Stage
May 30, 2025
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big ¡®dad¡¯ energy to new special
The comedian¡¯s upcoming special, titled ¡°Father,¡± blends whimsical comedy and family drama ¡ª just in time for Father¡¯s Day.
A poster depicting the characters of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in Tokyo's Shibuya Station in 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2024
Sony¡¯s Crunchyroll finds its early lead in anime under attack
Netflix, Walt Disney and Amazon are all digging into their deep pockets to license shows, making it more expensive for anime-steaming site to compete.
Anna Sawai's performance as Lady Mariko in the FX series "Shogun" landed the actor an Emmy nomination for best actress in a drama.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 29, 2024
In ¡®Shogun,¡¯ Anna Sawai drew on the power of silence. And Mozart.
¡°It gives me confidence,¡± Sawai says about her first Emmy nomination, for best actress in a drama. ¡°I have such bad impostor syndrome.¡±
The Netflix series "House of Ninjas" partially succeeds in elevating its subject, but there is still room in Hollywood to give ninja the "samurai" treatment.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 8, 2024
Shine and shadow: Unpacking favoritism in ¡®Shogun¡¯ and ¡®House of Ninjas¡¯
When it comes to Japanese archetypes in Hollywood, samurai are like rock stars compared to the less-considered ninja. It¡¯s time ninja took the spotlight.
In the new Disney+ series ¡°House of the Owl,¡± Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or ¡°kuromaku,¡± who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 18, 2024
¡®House of the Owl¡¯ brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
Min Tanaka plays a powerful political fixer in the 10-episode show, which centers on the behind-the-scenes machinations of ¡°kuromaku.¡±
New series "Shogun" focuses on power struggles during Japan's samurai era, with warlord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) finding himself in danger of being bested ¡ª and perhaps beheaded ¡ª by rival Lord Ishido and his allies.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 9, 2024
New ¡®Shogun¡¯ series is a cut above the original
From the 1980 original to ¡®Last Samurai¡¯ to now, Hollywood is getting better at depicting Japan.
Hulu was founded in 2007 as a joint venture between News Corporation and NBC Universal, with Disney joining soon after as a partner.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2023
Disney to complete takeover of Hulu with $8.6 billion deal
The acquisition comes as the company strives to boost subscriber numbers at its Disney+ streaming service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2022
Bob Iger returns to reshape Disney as giant faces biggest decline since 70s
Iger, who led the entertainment company from 2005 to 2020, will have to tackle growing losses in streaming and fraying cable-TV viewership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2022
Disney+ makes gains in Japan by banking on anime, echoing its competitors
As streaming giants adopt a lockstep programming approach, who will come out on top?
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 5, 2022
Classic sumo film ¡®Shiko Funjatta¡¯ finds new life as spinoff drama
The upcoming Disney+ series based on director Masayuki Suo¡¯s award-winning work is leading a new wave of sumo content on streaming platforms.
Reader Mail
May 23, 2007
The American failure to speak out
Ted Rall¡¯s May 6 article, ¡°George Tenet¡¯s worst ever career choice,¡± certainly hits the nail on the head. Why didn¡¯t former CIA Director Tenet speak up and admit that the White House was deceiving us? Why didn¡¯t so many other politicians and bureaucrats speak up? And why did it take the majority of...
Reader Mail
May 9, 2007
Pulvers column shows bias
Roger Pulvers¡¯ columns on trends in Japan over the past decades are good pieces of writing from a journalist who was actually there and knows what he¡¯s talking about.
Reader Mail
May 6, 2007
Daylight saving, Japan style
As the spring sun continues to rise earlier and earlier, there are likely not a few readers muttering to themselves, ¡°If only Japan would adopt daylight saving time, then some of this early morning light could be put to better use.¡± Few seem to be aware that Japan practiced a form of daylight saving...
Reader Mail
Apr 29, 2007
U.S. squarely faces its history
In regard to the letter submitted by Setsuko Tokita, although it is true that there was a long history of African slavery in the United States, the U.S. government finally put an end to slavery once and for all during the bloodiest conflict in American history, the Civil War. However, the institution...
Reader Mail
Apr 8, 2007
Giving Tokyo what it needs
The candidates in Sunday¡¯s Tokyo gubernatorial election seem at a loss for innovative ideas. The current governor has done a middling job on crime (Kabukicho, curfews for kids) and has banished diesel fumes, but he¡¯s a xenophobic blowhard who, among his many irrational proclamations, has averred that...
Reader Mail
Mar 7, 2007
Yasukuni¡¯s spiritual integrity
Illuminate new facts and reinterpret old facts to develop a more accurate and truthful understanding of what happened in East Asia between, say, the middle of the 19th century and the end of World War II? Fine. With a focus on Japan, China and the United States during the 1930s and 1940s? Fine. This...
Reader Mail
Feb 7, 2007
Renaming the Sea of Japan
The Jan. 9 article ¡± ¡®Sea of Peace¡¯ instead of Sea of Japan: Roh¡± stated that South Korean President Roh Myoo Hyun had proposed renaming the Sea of Japan to either ¡°The Sea of Peace¡± or the ¡°The Sea of Friendship.¡± Since the name of this sea has been a stumbling block in improving the Japan-Korea relationship,...
Reader Mail
Jan 14, 2007
Puzzling stand against Pyongyang
In her Jan. 8 article, ¡°Japan¡¯s peculiar silence on rights abuses,¡± Sophie Richardson criticizes the Japanese government¡¯s exclusive focus on the issue of North Korea¡¯s abduction of Japanese nationals while it ignores human rights abuses in countries such as Myanmar or Uzbekistan.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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