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Barbara Broccoli, whose family has been the longtime stewards of the James Bond franchise, worries that Amazon's control will turn it into mass-produced "content," prioritizing quantity over quality and undermining its cinematic prestige.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2025
Amazon wants to turn ¡®James Bond¡¯ into slop
Barbara Broccoli, a custodian of the ¡°James Bond¡± franchise, told friends she doesn¡¯t trust algorithm-centric Amazon with a character she helped to mythologize.
Although intelligence agencies are engaging more with the public than they used to, spy-themed entertainment is still the primary source of education about espionage.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2024
James Bond and Jason Bourne ruined spies for all of us
The average person knows deep down that what they see in the movies and on TV isn¡¯t the same as reality, but they don¡¯t know how or how much.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2021
James Bond becomes theaters¡¯ new hope for a box office jolt
It¡¯s the first Bond film shot with Imax¡¯s giant-screen cameras and the first in 3D, which lets theaters charge higher prices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 4, 2021
No time to die, but a great time to wear a maekake apron
Once standard workwear for tradespeople, Anything Co. Ltd.¡¯s maekake feature contemporary graphic designs, iconic ukiyo-e prints, manga characters and sports team logos.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2020
Sean Connery and James Bond brought Japan to the world
¡°You Only Live Twice¡± highlights the cultural differences between Japan and the West without belittling them.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2020
Sean Connery, the actor who introduced world to James Bond, dies at 90
Though he made more than 60 films, Connery was most closely affiliated with the debonair fictional British spy he portrayed seven times.
SUMO
Mar 22, 2020
¡®You Only Live Twice¡¯ participant Fujinishiki stood on top of sumo¡¯s fourth-highest rank
Who is the greatest yokozuna of all time?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 5, 2019
Daniel Craig¡¯s license as James Bond expires with ¡®No Time to Die¡¯
In the latest James Bond movie, ¡°No Time to Die,¡± Daniel Craig dons the famed tuxedo of the iconic British secret agent 007 for his fifth and final time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 19, 2019
Cinematically big in Japan: Where film crews lead, fans soon follow
A visit to a film location can add some movie magic to your Japan travels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 10, 2018
Taking the path once trodden by Ian Fleming and James Bond
In 1962, Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond, visited Japan. His journey here, and the characters he met, would go on to inspire 007¡¯s adventures in ¡®You Only Live Twice.¡¯ But in 2018, how possible is it to retrace the author¡¯s footsteps across Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Nov 26, 2017
Japan is seen through a lens warily in ¡®You Only Live Twice,¡¯ James Bond¡¯s sole sojourn to Tokyo
¡°You Only Live Twice,¡± the only ¡°James Bond¡± film ¡ª to date ¡ª to be set in Japan, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. While undoubtedly great fun, it must be admitted that it¡¯s a long way from being a masterpiece of cinema.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 17, 2017
The extraordinary untold Japan story of ¡®You Only Live Twice¡¯
On the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the fifth ¡®James Bond¡¯ film in Japan, we explore spy rings in Tokyo, a secretive Sherlock Holmes society and an Australian double agent behind 007¡¯s Japanese adventure.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø TIMES GONE BY
Jun 3, 2017
Japan Times 1967: ¡®New ¡°James Bond¡± film drawing huge crowds¡¯
Despite the unfavorable publicity it received during its filming in Japan last year, Eon Films¡¯ ¡®You Only Live Twice,¡¯ the latest of the ¡®James Bond¡¯ series, is drawing the biggest crowds since ¡®Thunderball,¡¯ another Bond released in December 1965
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 26, 2016
Lifelong fan
I saw (the James Bond film) ¡®Spectre¡¯ recently. Have you seen any of the 007 movies?
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2016
Daniel Craig¡¯s favorite Bond car is a Toyota
Daniel Craig¡¯s favorite Bond car isn¡¯t an Aston Martin. It¡¯s a Toyota.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 3, 2015
James Bond deals with some old ghosts in ¡®Spectre¡¯
It has been a long time since the world of ¡°Bond, James Bond¡± has included global gang of evil-doers SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) ¡ª an organization that, early on, produced so many formidable foes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 3, 2015
It¡¯s time for us to get to know a ¡®Bondo-san¡¯
With industry speculation about the latest 007 vehicle, ¡°Spectre,¡± being the last round for Daniel Craig, it¡¯s a good time to rethink the whole James Bond persona. Does he have to be white? Does he have to wear those bespoke suits? Does he really need to have a British accent? Well, the accent might...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2015
James Bond is the U.K.¡¯s greatest intelligence asset
James Bond and his fellow fictional British operatives allow U.K. intelligence to project an image that goes well beyond the niggling issues of reality.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Jun 13, 2015
Ian Fleming ensures no cliches about Japan go unexploited in his ethnocentric masterpiece ¡®You Only Live Twice¡¯
This novel may come as a surprise if you mostly know of James Bond from the movie series. First published in 1964 ¡ª the same year that its author, Ian Fleming, died ¡ª ¡°You Only Live Twice¡± adds elegiac gloom to the spy-thriller formula.
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.
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 weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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.

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