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SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan reaffi...

In Singapur hat der Kanzler ein Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der EU und dem pazifischen Raum vorgeschlagen. In Tokio legt er mit einer weiteren Kooperationsidee für freien Welthandel nach.

Vice president Takeshi Okada said responses to several World Cup controversies did not align with his personal values.

Japan Football Association vice president, Takeshi Okada, has quit, citing a gap between his personal values and the JFA’s response to World Cup controvers Read More: https://punchng.com/japan-football-fa-vice-president-quits-over-world-cup-row/

Amazon MGM Studios Japan is doubling its investment to bring its content up to global standards, studio head Buddy Marini said Wednesday at a Tokyo International Film Festival TIFFCOM market session on unlocking the global potential of Japanese IP. The session, organized by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and UniJapan, also featured Credeus CEO Matsuhas

A Japanese-Brazilian teenager forced to face a family loss nobody will talk about is at the heart of “Yellow Chrysanthemum,” the first feature from Japanese-Brazilian director André Hayato Saito, which is among the projects at this year’s Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. The film is set in São Paulo in July 2014, while Brazil is staging the […]

Daily Capital, a new fund focused on Taiwan-Japan film and television co-productions, launched on the Tokyo International Film Festival market TIFFCOM’s opening day at the “Taiwan Originals: Project Showcase” event. The fund aims to raise NT$100 million (about $3.1 million) and invest in at least five projects across film, television and animation over its f

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Buddy Marini, Amazon MGM Studios’ new head of Japan, says the company has doubled its investment in original Japanese content, including an expanded slate of live-action films and series. Marini was speaking on a panel on the opening day of TIFFCOM, which also featured One Piece showrunner Steven Maeda and Kingdom producer Shinzo Matsuhashi, outlining […]

The market is betting against a back-to-back rate increase, but sees December as a real possibility.

The resolution received support from 150 countries, while seven voted against it and 25 abstained.

The survey's findings suggest that even children who enjoy books may be spending less time reading because they prefer videos and games.

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chairperson, Publisher and President: Minako Suematsu) has received two awards from the World Association of News and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) at the WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards 2026.

Kering Women in Motion, an allied program of the Tokyo International Film Festival, held a talk event on Tuesday at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills for a packed crowd. Director Kore-eda Hirokazu (“Shoplifters”) opened the event with brief remarks. “In recent years, I’ve been hearing people at international film festivals say, ‘Japanese films are really interesti

After a year on the U.S. festival circuit, with buzzy stops at Mill Valley and Hot Springs, Diamond Diplomacy, the feature documentary from San Francisco-based filmmaker Yuriko Gamo Romer, receives its first international screening this week at the Tokyo Film Festival. The screening will serve as a unique homecoming for Gamo Romer and the doc. […]

They will also work toward establishing supply chains for ammonia, which is gaining attention as a fuel with low carbon dioxide emissions.

Take the time to explore Shikoku, with restful nature walks, centuries-old crafts and seaside stays in Kagawa and Ehime.

The agreement comes as Japan continues to reel from almost daily revelations of serious data breaches.

Under the system, employees are required to have a certain number of hours of rest between the end of one workday and the start of the next.

Current regulations limit the use of such seats to children who have not yet entered elementary school.

A reshuffle impacting more than 700 stocks is expected to trigger around $60 billion of passive trading at Thursday's close.

Chinese President Xi Jinping also extended condolences to the family of former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who died last week.

The opening film of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, Zeze Takahisa’s “Sukiyaki” tells the story of how the title tune became a worldwide hit in 1963 as well as a beloved standard that has been recorded in foreign-language versions that have also topped charts. The film goes beyond the song itself to delve into […]

Returning to lead the festival ahead of its 40th anniversary, the industry veteran sees an opportunity to capitalize on the surging international interest in all things Japan.

The Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market exhibition space sold out early this year, according to managing director Ikeda Kaori. More Japanese producers are using the Tokyo market to find partners while projects are still in development. Last year’s edition drew more than 4,600 industry professionals from 46 countries and regions, and attendance

Japan’s entertainment business has to adopt the model that made Hollywood studios global players if the country wants to reach its content export targets, according to Shiina Yasushi, CEO of TIFFCOM, the Tokyo International Film Festival’s content market now heading into its 23rd edition. The Japanese government has set a target of JPY20 trillion ($126.6 […]

Prop Sisilia Tuipulotu has hazy memories of growing up in Tokyo as she bids for back-to-back WXV Global Series wins in Japan with Wales.

Nakama, the start-up behind anime licensing platform AniBiz.com, has raised an initial $6 million in funding from three of Japan’s top anime licensors: TBS Group, Toei Animation and TV Tokyo Holdings. AniBiz was launched in July by Crunchyroll founder Kun Gao along with former Crunchyroll execs Brady McCollum and Sae Whan Song. The site now […]

Japan's GMO Internet is verifying alleged customer data posted by suspected hackers following a cloud service breach.

Japanese activist Yusuke Furusawa speaks to Al Jazeera about why he keeps protesting Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Tokyo Vice producer Alex Boden and Netflix’s APAC Content & Studio Production Affairs chief Debra Richards offered some thoughts on how Japan’s new IP360 incentives scheme could be improved to offer better support to international productions during an MPA seminar at the ongoing Tokyo International Film Festival. Introduced last year to replace the existing

The small-scale music festival has carved out its own identity without relying on deep-pocketed sponsors or pandering to the algorithm.

Tokyo sent officials to the South Asian nation this month as it eyes the possibility of using the sites, the GSDF's top uniformed officer said.

“Tokyo Vice” producer Alex Boden and Netflix production policy director Deb Richards urged changes to Japan’s international production incentive at the Motion Picture Association’s annual seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival, as the government prepares a new body to bring its scattered content-industry support under one roof. Boden, the London-ba

One of Japan's largest labor union groups plans to seek increases in line with this year's target, signaling sustained pressure for higher salaries.

The Hokkaido reporter, identified by Russian authorities as Yuki Imai, has been accused of conducting espionage activities.

With interest in Japanese culture at an all-time high, TIFFCOM managing director Kaori Ikeda says there is an opportunity to adapt IP beyond anime and manga.

Under the plan, people acting on behalf of foreign governments would have to register with relevant authorities to make their activities transparent.

<p>US military says the restrictions on the electric vehicles at Kadena airbase also apply to delivery drivers and taxis</p><p>One of America’s biggest overseas military bases has banned vehicles made by the Chinese <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/electric-cars">electric vehicle</a> maker BYD over security concerns, the US military in <a hre

The two defense ministers discussed the Nordic country's decision to allow nuclear weapons onto its soil as Japan weighs a similar policy shift.

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears announced Tuesday they will bring ba...

All survey respondents said they expect the BOJ to set the stage for a rate hike in December or January, as inflation and wages continue to rise.

In einem Hotelzimmer soll ein 20-jähriger US-Soldat eine Japanerin mit einem Telefonkabel erdrosselt haben. Der Fall löste im Land große Empörung aus. Nun muss sich der mutmaßliche Täter vor Gericht verantworten.

In einem Hotelzimmer soll ein 20-jähriger US-Soldat eine Japanerin mit einem Telefonkabel erdrosselt haben. Der Fall löste im Land große Empörung aus. Nun muss sich der mutmaßliche Täter vor Gericht verantworten.

Prosecutors have indicted Devin Jacob Ballard for a killing that has caused outrage in Japan, local media reports.

The case has prompted widespread public outrage on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.

<p>Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa</p><p>Prosecutors in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> have filed formal charges against a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US</a> marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while st