The Eurobeat boom, boom, boom, boom means the ’90s are back
Dust off your best para para dance moves, the sound of hi-NRG Heisei has returned.
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‘The Last 10 Years’: Keep a hanky handy for this weepy romance
Michihito Fujii’s splashy terminal illness drama can’t help succumbing to the usual genre tropes.
‘Intimate Stranger’: Asuka Kurosawa makes a triumphant return
The actress delivers a layered performance as a desperate yet calculating woman searching for her lost child in Mayu Nakamura’s psychological thriller.
Yusaku Maezawa to sell Basquiat work for estimated $70 million
The billionaire space tourist is hoping to make around $13 million profit on the piece.
Thailand brings ‘boys’ love’ back to Japan with homegrown dramas
Thai tourism officials hope the current popularity of the country's "boys' love" genre of TV shows will spur eventual tours to Thailand by fans.
‘Scattered All Over the Earth’: Yoko Tawada’s utopia rejects present-day conventions
The Japanese writer's latest release is a thoroughly modern novel that reflects the seismic changes technology and globalization have wrought on humanity.
‘Vou: Visual Poetry Tokio 1958-1978’ is a work of art, 20 years in the making
Editor Taylor Mignon's collection of Japanese visual poetry highlights artists who are of key importance to understanding 20th-century Japanese poetry.
Teshikaga Extreme Cold Art Festival: ‘A place created by gods and artists’
The annual event, which takes place in Japan’s coldest onsen town, finds inspiration in the dramatic natural beauty of Hokkaido winters.
‘Chronicle in the Ruins’: An intimate look at a family’s rise from the ashes
Masato and Maori Hara's documentary poignantly captures the weight of memory and loss by incorporating footage recovered in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed ...
‘Love Nonetheless’: Sexy romp delivers solid laughs
Hideo Jojo's smart comedy attemps to revive the erotic subgenres of the 1970s with mindful updates for modern audiences.