NEWS
‘Kokuho’ Becomes Biggest Live Action Hit in Japanese Film History
Japan has a brand-new top live-action box office record holder in the form of Kokuho, an epic kabuki drama.
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NEWS
NEWS
We Saw the Lupin III Kabuki, and So Should You!
The beloved and long-lived Lupin III anime series has an excellent kabuki adaptation running at the Minami-za in Kyoto. Read our review…
CULTURE
National Living Treasures: Japan’s Living Embodiments of Culture
How Japan's national living treasures preserve culture and the clever tactics - including Pokemon! - used to promote their work.
CULTURE
These Five Frightening Japanese Female Ghosts Will Haunt You
Japan is rife with things that go bump in the night. Here, we introduce five Japanese female ghosts that have scared children…
HISTORY
Man of Masks: The Strange Life of Author Mishima Yukio
A youth who found excitement only in books, Mishima Yukio became a brilliant author who challenged his country's sexual mores - until…