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YO OIZUMI

An aspiring manga artist (Mei Nagano, center) is mentored by a gruff art teacher (Yo Oizumi, left) in ¡°Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey.¡±
CULTURE
May 1, 2025
¡®Blank Canvas¡¯: ¡®Tough love¡¯ of the past isn¡¯t so funny anymore
Based on an autobiographical comic about the road to becoming a manga artist, the film missteps by excusing violence with sentimental nostalgia.
A masterless samurai in 15th-century Japan (Yo Oizumi) leads a popular uprising against the authorities in ¡°Muromachi Outsiders.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Jan 16, 2025
¡®Muromachi Outsiders¡¯: Yo Oizumi commands attention in rebellion tale
The actor convincingly breaks the mold of his comedy persona to inhabit the role of a sword-wielding folk hero in Yu Irie¡¯s period epic.
Yoji Yamada cast familiar faces in his latest heartwarming family drama ¡°Mom, Is That You?!¡± including veteran Sayuri Yoshinaga (right), who has appeared in three other Yamada films. Yoshinaga plays the mother of a stressed salaryman (Yo Oizumi, left) in the new film.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 15, 2023
Film veteran Yoji Yamada warms the soul with ¡®Mom, Is That You?!¡¯
Even after 60 years in the industry, the director continues to make hits. His latest offers a hearty helping of deeply felt human truths.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 1, 2022
¡®Phases of the Moon¡¯: A thoughtful yet unconvincing tale of rebirth
Ryuichi Hiroki¡¯s melodrama about reincarnation adeptly navigates multiple timelines with a sensitive touch while revealing unspoken Japanese beliefs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2021
¡®Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction¡¯ shows the gory details of modern-day publishing
Director Daihachi Yoshida brings a sympathetic lens to an industry in trouble in his film ¡°Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2021
¡®Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction¡¯: The politics of publishing can deliver a real bite
Warring editors of middling magazines go to battle over writers and readership in Daihachi Yoshida¡¯s intriguing drama about the publishing world.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 24, 2016
¡®Tunnels¡¯ I Am the King of Sports¡¯; ¡®Normal Is the Best¡¯; Asahi Beer
You may wonder what former New York Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui has been up to since he retired several years ago. Well, one thing he¡¯s been doing is appearing on the sports variety show ¡°Tunnels no Sports O wa Ore da¡± (¡°Tunnels¡¯ I Am the King of Sports¡°; TV Asahi, Sun., 8:58 p.m.), hosted by the comedy...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 20, 2016
¡®I Am a Hero¡¯: Japanese zombies pick up the pace
Horror films here have traditionally featured vengeful female ghosts, but Japanese filmmakers do also take cues from Hollywood, where zombies have long flourished since George Romero¡¯s seminal ¡°Night of the Living Dead¡± (1968) and ¡°Dawn of the Dead¡± (1978). Even so, Japanese zombie films, such as Hiroshi...
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.
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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