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Netflix series ¡°Asura,¡± directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is a remake of a classic TV drama (known as ¡°Like Asura¡± in English), created by Kuniko Mukoda and broadcast by NHK between 1979 and 1980.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 12, 2025
The different faces of ¡®Asura¡¯ through the generations
While Hirokazu Kore-eda¡¯s new series meticulously remakes a classic NHK drama, this reinterpretation tweaks the story to give its female characters more agency.
A struggling novelist (Rie Miyazawa) wrestles with life¡¯s bigger questions after taking a job at a care facility for people with severe disabilities in ¡°The Moon.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Oct 12, 2023
¡®The Moon¡¯: Provocative drama bites off more than it can chew
Yuya Ishii¡¯s film courts controversy with a fictionalized retelling of a real-life knife attack at a care facility for people with mental disabilities.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Heisei Icons
Apr 4, 2019
Takanohana: The nail that sumo pounded down
In sumo¡¯s 2,000-year history, few men have been as steeped in the sport¡¯s traditions as Koji Hanada.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 20, 2016
¡®Evening Smoke Bus Tour¡¯; ¡®Gold Woman¡¯; Suntory
It seems any kind of professional can be a detective in Japan. The latest vocation is tour bus guide, as exemplified by Sayaka Sakuraniwa (Hisako Manda) in the two-hour mystery ¡°Yukemuri Bus Tour¡± (¡°Evening Smoke Bus Tour¡°; TBS, Mon., 9 p.m.).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 29, 2014
Pale Moon: Bored bank teller embraces the root of all evil
American bank robber Willie Sutton, who allegedly made more than $2 million over a 40-year criminal career, once told a reporter that he robbed banks because ¡°that¡¯s where the money is.¡± In the usual heist movie, however ¡ª with Stanley Kubrick¡¯s ¡°The Killing¡± (1956) serving as a template ¡ª the stolen...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 6, 2014
Live-action Ghibli remake delivers a new Kiki
When is a remake not a remake? Arguably, Takashi Shimizu¡¯s ¡°Majo no Takkyubin (Kiki¡¯s Delivery Service)¡± is less a reworking of the Hayao Miyazaki animation classic (which this reviewer praised on this page in 1989) than his own interpretation of the 1985 Eiko Kadono fantasy novel on which the Miyazaki...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
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.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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.

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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