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ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

Christopher Nolan poses with the Oscars for best picture and best director for "Oppenheimer," in the Academy Awards press room on Sunday.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2024
The Academy gives Christopher Nolan¡¯s masterpiece its highest accolade
It is, in the words of its director, the story of the most important person who ever lived.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 1, 2017
Once a drug user in Japan, always an outcast
Since being arrested for possession of stimulant drugs on June 2, it is assumed that 30-year-old actor Ryo Hashizume¡¯s career is over. As Mark Schilling wrote in the June 15 Japan Times, Hashizume¡¯s latest film, in which he played a supporting role, was pulled from theaters. It reopened June 17, but...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 27, 2016
¡®Captain America¡¯: Civil War: Marvel shows Superman how it¡¯s done
Have we reached peak superhero yet? After spending the winter months watching ¡°Jessica Jones¡± and ¡°Daredevil¡± on Netflix, viewers can now subject themselves to a barrage of comic-book spectacle at their local multiplex. Following last month¡¯s clattering, messy ¡°Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice¡± comes...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 25, 2015
Gov. Jerry Brown pardons past ¡®bad boy¡¯ star Robert Downey Jr. for ¡®90s drug, weapons conviction
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday pardoned ¡°Iron Man¡± film star Robert Downey Jr. for drug and weapons offenses during the 1990s, a largely symbolic gesture that leaves the actor¡¯s criminal record intact but restores his right to serve on a jury.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 1, 2015
¡®Avengers: Age of Ultron¡¯ didn¡¯t need a director
How many superheroes does it take to make a movie? At this point, Marvel Studio¡¯s cinematic empire is getting so overpopulated that you¡¯d need a spreadsheet to keep track of who everyone is. There are over a dozen comic-book characters vying for attention in ¡°Avengers: Age of Ultron,¡± ¡ª some who have...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2015
Chef: ¡®battle cry of an artist who dreams of being his own master¡¯
Heads up to ¡°Iron Man¡± fans, ¡°Chef¡± is director Jon Favreau¡¯s fabulous stress-vanquishing vehicle after all his superhero ventures, and it lets off more steam than all the potholes in New York City. There is not one superhero sighting here. Although ¡°Iron Man¡± himself, Robert Downey Jr., makes an appearance,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 14, 2015
The Judge: ¡®works better if you¡¯re a well-to-do, over-40 male¡¯
There is a point in a woman¡¯s life ¡ª specifically, mine ¡ª when surprises in movies and in dates are just not all that welcome anymore. Which is why ¡°The Judge¡± is a vehicle to like ¡ª very, very much. Robert Downey Jr. faces off with Robert Duvall in a patriarchal, angst-ridden mystery thriller...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 22, 2014
¡®Iron Man¡¯ Robert Downey Jr. highest-earning actor, Forbes says
Robert Downey Jr, the star of Disney¡¯s Marvel superhero film franchises ¡°Iron Man¡± and ¡°The Avengers,¡± is Hollywood¡¯s highest-paid actor for the second consecutive year, with estimated earnings of $75 million, according to Forbes.com.
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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