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Bookstores have long been romanticized as idyllic workplaces, but a pair of newly translated Japanese novels give insight into the book business and show how it is upheld by the tireless labor of underpaid employees.
CULTURE / Books
Not so cozy? Japanese bookstore fiction gets real.
By Eric Margolis
Translated Japanese fiction is obsessed with quiet stories taking place in bookshops and cafes, but life and work in Japan are not as idyllic as it seems.
Taisekiji Shohondo temple with a view of Mount Fuji
CULTURE / Books
‘Vanishing Japan’ asks what is lost when buildings fall
By Uliana Dobrova
Naomi Pollock’s “Vanishing Japan” is a beautiful record of demolished architectural masterpieces and 91AV原创 penchant for constant rebuilding.
Go Morita plays an aging manga artist who’s put his creative ambitions on permanent hold in Shoichi Morimoto and Takuma Sato’s “The Potentials.”
CULTURE / Film
‘The Potentials’ unpacks the dilemmas of a manga assistant in middle age
By James Hadfield
Shoichi Morimoto and Takuma Sato’s “The Potentials” is an engaging tale about art, life and everything that gets in the way.

Film

Momoko Fukuchi (left) and Naomi Kawase play an estranged mother and daughter in Ryutaro Nakagawa’s “Echoes of Motherhood."
Film
An estranged mother and daughter face the music in ‘Echoes of Motherhood’
By Mark Schilling
Despite some perplexing plot holes, Ryutaro Nakagawa’s “Echoes of Motherhood” is marked by a powerhouse performance by Naomi Kawase.
Film
Takashi Miike pushes the envelope with ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’
By James Hadfield
Film
Japanese films at TIFF feature melodrama, monsters and more
By Mark Schilling
Film
‘Two Cigarettes, Three Nights’ explores messy emotions and moral compromises
By Sebastien Raineri
Film
From Harvard to Tokyo screens, one actor takes the leap
By Laura Pollacco
Film
‘Ozu showed the way’: A documentarian looks for the man behind the legend
By Mark Schilling
Film
Busan International Film Festival builds momentum as an ‘A-list’ festival
By Philip Brasor

Books

Bookstores have long been romanticized as idyllic workplaces, but a pair of newly translated Japanese novels give insight into the book business and show how it is upheld by the tireless labor of underpaid employees.
Books
Not so cozy? Japanese bookstore fiction gets real.
By Eric Margolis
Translated Japanese fiction is obsessed with quiet stories taking place in bookshops and cafes, but life and work in Japan are not as idyllic as it seems.
Books
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74
Books
Toshio Suzuki’s ‘Zen and Ghibli’ book doesn’t lecture. It teaches contemplation.
By Sebastien Raineri
Books
Nao-Cola Yamazaki is your favorite writer’s favorite writer
By Kris Kosaka
Books
Star Japanese novelist jumps from killer thrillers to children’s books
By Kris Kosaka
Books
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final memoir lays bare a maestro’s final questions
By Kenji Kurabayashi
Books
Kiki returns for a charming second act
By Kris Kosaka

Music

Mrs. Green Apple’s latest album, “Pops,” balances the Japanese trio’s polished pop sound with rock influences and more experimental arrangements.
Music
The familiar pop and stranger sounds of Mrs. Green Apple
By Patrick St. Michel
Beneath the chart-topping trio’s bright melodies lies a more experimental side, where rock influences, odd meters and darker themes emerge.
Music
A Finnish metal band riffs on dark fantasy manga ‘Berserk’
By Gendel Gento
Music / Interview
Mrs. Green Apple doesn’t want to play by ‘the rules’
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
The unmaking of Friday Night Plans
By James Hadfield
Music
A trumpet-led finale brings new spark to Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
By Chiho Iuchi
Music / Sound Off
City pop wasn’t really a genre. Until it was.
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
How Vocaloid became the soundtrack to liminal spaces
By Patrick St. Michel

TV & Streaming

Nippon TV's "25 Years of You" is about two obsessive men who vie for attention from the same woman.
TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
‘25 Years of You’: Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ stalker?
By Gabriella Geisinger
In Nippon TV’s “25 Years of You,” two obsessive men go head to head for attention from the same woman — with uncomfortable results.
TV & Streaming
Netflix vies to be a cut above in TV production
By Gabriella Geisinger
TV & Streaming
From FX trading to plant people, fall anime gets weird
By Matt Schley
TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Woe is marriage: ‘Until the T-Shirt Dries’ is a meandering take on middle-class ennui
By Mike Fu
TV & Streaming
Who is Hiro Murai, the Tokyo-born director who made Emmy history?
By Erik Augustin Palm
TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Let’s talk about ‘S&X,’ baby: Netflix drama on sexuality falls flat
By Gabriella Geisinger
TV & Streaming
Japan ministry ends collaboration with Netflix dating show after outcry

Art

The "Zen and Ghibli" exhibition in Kyoto unfolds in five sections, bringing together familiar film scenes, Zen teachings and materials that offer a peek into the studio’s creative process.
Art
Kyoto exhibition finds Zen in the worlds of Studio Ghibli
By Alyssa I. Smith
Studio Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki invites visitors to consider what it means to live well at “Zen and Ghibli.”
Art
Yayoi Kusama Museum new exhibition unveils a ‘ladder to heaven’
By Zoria Petkoska
Art
In Maebashi, the city-making is the art
By Zoria Petkoska
Art
When infinity becomes finite: How will Yayoi Kusama’s death influence the art market?
By Erik Augustin Palm
Art
Moons, mazes, mountains: 91AV原创 art scene this fall will tickle your fancy
By Zoria Petkoska and Alyssa I. Smith
Art
Diving into 91AV原创 art scene, one fair at a time
By Jennifer Pastore
Art
Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots were never just dots
By Erik Augustin Palm

Stage

Theatre Nohgaku will bring its original noh play “Blue Moon Over Memphis” to the sophomore edition of Autumn Meteorite Tokyo, one of 91AV原创 largest performing arts festivals.
Stage
Elvis comes back as a ghost in a noh theater play
By Kenji Kurabayashi
Theater Nohgaku is translating the traditional art form to English with original plays that center global cultural and historical figures.
Stage
Poetry, history and performance entwine in Daisydoze’s immersive spectacle
By Alyssa I. Smith
Stage
What ADHD looks like when it gets ahold of a microphone
By Zoria Petkoska
Stage
Japanese feminist theater troupe fights misogyny in ‘cute’ Gothic Lolita fashion
By Tomohiro Osaki
Stage
A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the tragedy’s timeless lessons
By Kris Kosaka
Stage
‘The Full Monty’ comes to Japan to bare all and open minds
By Alyssa I. Smith
Stage
A Yukio Mishima stage adaptation pulls genre-bending strings
By Kris Kosaka

Entertainment news

“Umamusume: Pretty Derby,” a Japanese multimedia franchise that reimagines racehorses as anime girls, has built a global following through its hit video game, anime series, manga and music.
Entertainment news
‘Umamusume’ concert cancellation highlights visa hurdles for Japanese performers
By Patrick St. Michel
The canceled concerts underscore the visa challenges facing Japanese performers as demand for the country’s pop culture grows overseas.
Entertainment news
Adrian Bianco championed 91AV原创 underground culture
By Ora Margolis
Entertainment news
Anime is winning over a new generation of fans
By Sohee Kim
Entertainment news
Canadian writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Entertainment news
Smile-Up’s president announces he will step down
By Alyssa I. Smith
Entertainment news
Japanese film ‘Muyou no Hito’ wins International Critics Award
Entertainment news
Country song beats Mariah Carey tune for U.S. chart record
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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
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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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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