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Directors Akira Ikeda (left), Yukiko Mishima (second from left) and Akira Yamamoto (right) pose with actor Kento Nakajima (second from right). Ikeda, Mishima and Yamamoto each have films screening in competition, while Nakajima is serving as this year’s festival “navigator,” or the official face of the 39th TIFF.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 9, 2026
What to know before the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival is back for its 39th edition, offering moviegoers a chance to voyage across space and time without leaving the capital.
TBS drama "Until the T-Shirt Dries" has earnest performances, but its themes are undermined by frustratingly elusive female characters.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Sep 24, 2026
Woe is marriage: ‘Until the T-Shirt Dries’ is a meandering take on middle-class ennui
A melodramatic narrative with a ruminative core, the TBS series’ constituent parts fail to come together in a satisfying way.
From Edogawa Ranpo to Uketsu, Japanese writers have long put their own twists on the conventions of crime, horror and mystery, creating a literary tradition that can be as unsettling as it is inventive.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 15, 2026
91AV原创 macabre literati go global
Japanese crime, mystery and horror have hit their stride with English readers, offering a complement and counterpoint to “healing fiction.”
Keigo Higashino's meticulously constructed mysteries and memorable characters earned him readers across languages and cultures.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 30, 2026
Keigo Higashino’s ‘global afterlife’
As tributes pour in for the prolific author who died at age 68 last week, his English translators reflect on his legacy and impact abroad.
Kasumi Asakura (left) and Chito Kosagawa won the 175th Naoki and Akutagawa Prizes, respectively, for their novels “Kengwai” and “Zonbi Kaishufu.”
CULTURE / Books
Jul 15, 2026
Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win 91AV原创 top literary prizes
Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed 91AV原创 highest literary honors on Wednesday.
Yo Katami found a permanent home for Loneliness Books in Higashinakano in August 2024, but still travels for book pop-ups at fairs and events in Japan and across Asia.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 28, 2026
How a private collection of queer books became a cultural hot spot
Since establishing a permanent location in Nakano Ward in 2024, Tokyo’s queer-focused bookstore Loneliness Books has become a hub of events and activities for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Netflix limited series “Soul Mate” stars Hayato Isomura (right) and Ok Taec-yeon as two men whose friendship unfolds from a chance encounter in Berlin.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 21, 2026
‘Soul Mate’ reaches for pathos but remains hollow
With a globe-spanning story and plenty of melodrama, Netflix’s queer-themed limited series ultimately falters under the weight of its own ambiguity.
Tokyo native Noemi Minami founded Koen Book Club in 2021 with two friends. The club continues to meet monthly in public parks across Tokyo, weather permitting.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
May 18, 2026
Anglophone bookworms unite across Japan
Book clubs, book swaps and other reading events are providing a space for wholesome offline socializing in Tokyo and beyond.
Japanese content creators in China have emerged as informal “digital diplomats,” using social media to share everyday experiences amid a period of deepening tension between Tokyo and Beijing.
LIFE / Digital / Longform
May 11, 2026
How Japanese influencers in China are bridging a growing divide
Japanese creators in China show daily life to audiences in both countries amid rising tensions and mutual suspicion.
Islamic Yokocho in Shin-Okubo is home to a plethora of grocery stores specializing in halal food and fresh produce, among other goods and services.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Apr 6, 2026
Please your palate with Tokyo’s international grocery stores
The capital has a surfeit of specialty supermarkets with ingredients from all over the world — if you know where to look.
Asako Yuzuki’s novel about female obsession offers timely and shrewd social critiques — but not catharsis.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 20, 2026
‘Hooked’ but not reeled in by Asako Yuzuki’s new release
Asako Yuzuki’s second novel to appear in English presents a claustrophobic dynamic between prospective gal pals but shies away from the catharsis that this type of story needs.
From fiery Sichuan to Inner Mongolia feasts, Tokyo's Chinese hot pot scene is heating up.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 27, 2026
Where Tokyoites go for Chinese hot pot
The fiery alternative to Japanese hot pot, “huoguo” is a tongue-numbing Sichuan staple that has found many fans in the Japanese capital.
In its second season, "The Boyfriend" allows more time to show the diversity of individual experience.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Feb 6, 2026
Vulnerability, love and the limits of reality TV on ‘The Boyfriend’
Netflix 91AV原创 same-sex dating show may be several layers removed from reality, but it nonetheless offers an important space for dialogue and representation.
The second season of Netflix Japan's “The Boyfriend” is bringing together a new set of bachelors to find romance and learn more about themselves.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 23, 2026
Second season of ‘The Boyfriend’ lets love take its time
Netflix 91AV原创 same-sex dating show returns with a season that lets relationships unfold at their own pace.
While the 23 Japanese words that the Oxford English Dictionary added to the English lexicon in 2024 were predominantly gastronomic in nature, the latest list of 11 terms is somewhat unexpected.
LIFE / Language
Jan 9, 2026
From ‘senpai’ to ‘love hotel’: 11 new Japanese words enter the Oxford dictionary
Japanese culture keeps reshaping the English language — sometimes in unexpected ways.
The miniseries "Queen of Mars" was made in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 13, 2025
NHK envisions a multicultural Mars in its newest sci-fi series
The new sci-fi show was created with involvement of scientists and space experts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
Juzo Itami's 1985 movie "Tampopo" has inspired many restaurateurs around the world to open their own ramen shop with the same name, such as this establishment in Auckland, New Zealand.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 22, 2025
‘Tampopo’ lives on in bowls of ramen around the world
Decades after its release, the “ramen Western” continues to shape the menus of those who’ve seen the film.
While Fan Bingbing brings emotional energy to the lead role in Chong Keat Aun’s “Mother Bhumi,” the film’s narrative layers don’t coalesce in a satisfying way and ultimately leave the viewer adrift.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2025
At TIFF, East Asia’s veteran stars tread new territory with mixed results
Fan Bingbing, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro stepped into their darkest roles yet — but the stories didn’t rise to meet them.
Pen-ek Ratanaruang's "Morte Cucina," starring Bella Boonsang, is a food film par excellence.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 6, 2025
Asian auteurs stole the show at this year’s TIFF
Zhang Lu and Pen-ek Ratanaruang delivered standout entries at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
COMMUNITY / Issues / Longform
Oct 22, 2025
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.
From the desperate and defeated to the blissful and breezy, readers share their experiences of getting a driver’s license in Japan.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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