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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
Oct 25, 2026
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
Oct 24, 2026
‘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
Oct 23, 2026
‘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.
Japanese author Ryu Murakami, known for his provocative works exploring sex, violence and youth culture, has died at 74, his publisher said Friday.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 23, 2026
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74
Murakami’s works, which explored sex, violence, and youth culture, were translated globally.
After building a cult following as a director of straight-to-video movies, Takashi Miike achieved international recognition with “Audition” and “Ichi the Killer.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2026
Takashi Miike pushes the envelope with ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’
By James Hadfield
Veteran director Takashi Miike reflects on his first major international coproduction and the existential questions that drive his work.
Momoko Fukuchi (left) and Naomi Kawase play an estranged mother and daughter in Ryutaro Nakagawa’s “Echoes of Motherhood."
CULTURE / Film
Oct 22, 2026
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.
“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.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 22, 2026
‘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.
Kimiko Yo (left) stars in “The Canary’s Lullaby,” a Japan-Taiwan production directed by Akira Ikeda and with an international cast that includes award-winning Taiwanese actor Liu Kuan-ting and veteran Japanese star Joe Odagiri.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 22, 2026
Japanese films at TIFF feature melodrama, monsters and more
By Mark Schilling
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival will showcase Japanese cinema from golden age classics to indies by up-and-coming directors.
Kanna (Mayu Matsuoka, left) and Haseo (Ryo Narita) are college friends who reconnect and go on a dayslong journey in Yukiko Mishima’s “Two Cigarettes, Three Nights.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 20, 2026
‘Two Cigarettes, Three Nights’ explores messy emotions and moral compromises
By Sebastien Raineri
Yukiko Mishima talks about intimacy, moral ambiguity and the art of portraying flawed characters in her TIFF Competition entry.
Nippon TV's "25 Years of You" is about two obsessive men who vie for attention from the same woman.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Oct 20, 2026
‘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.
Canadian American Meisha Brooks has immersed herself in Japanese language and culture since childhood. Today, she is appearing on Japanese screens as she forges her career as an actor.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 20, 2026
From Harvard to Tokyo screens, one actor takes the leap
By Laura Pollacco
For Canadian American actor Meisha Brooks, acting in Tokyo was a dream she just recently made reality.
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.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2026
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.”
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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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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