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Celebrate Japanese Cinema Day: 映画の日! Ninja! Yakuza! Cyborgs! Reviews!

But I think that the reason the general public identified with the roles I played, was that they were struck by my stance as a man who unrelentingly stands up…

Ghost in the Shell: The Matrix of Sci-Fi Anime

With the newest Ghost in the Shell film in theaters, and a live-action version on the horizon, it's important to take a look back at what made the original so…

TGIF in Tokyo! Tonight June 17th “This and That Cafe” to Feature Amazing Lineup of Artists

Tonight (Friday June 17) at 7:30, the Super Deluxe performance venue in Roppongi will be hosting the 29th incarnation of This & That Cafe, an event where artists, both international…

Android Festival Takes Over Roppongi Hills–Ends June 20th.

From June 16-20, the Android Company is holding a festival they’re calling “Matsuri with Android” at O-Yane Plaza in Roppongi Hills.

日本の報道の自由を守ろう!報道推進賞に記者等をノミネート。23日が締め切り!

日本外国特派員協会は第1回報道の自由推進賞を新設に向けて小さな一歩を踏み出した。賞は5月3日(世界報道の自由の日)に発表される。調査報道に与えられる特別賞や、報道の自由に貢献したジャーナリスト以外の人に与えられる賞がある。

Make It A Swinging Sunday Night: Pole Dance Tokyo Student Showcase

Pole Dance. It started as something sexy, turned into an art-form, a fitness boom, and it's still as sexy as hell. From the people who made Pole Dance an International…

Should Fuji-Sankei Group be red-faced over scheduled blackface music program in Japan?

This photo of two Japanese musical groups posing together in blackface, white gloves and costumes, gained attention when tweeted by several journalists and many others. Some consider it racist.

The Clear Skies Of Winter Tokyo Are Gorgeous.

The winters are cold; the skyline is ethereal.

Mrs. Rinko Goto releases a statement on behalf of husband and missing pilot.


I fear that this is the last chance for my husband and we now have only a few hours left to secure his release and the life of Lt. Mu’ath…

Merry X-Mas Eve Panic

A Japanese Christmas tale of young love, confusion, and happy resolution.