Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone,” an online avatar that's upd...
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Former teen performers accuse an agent of sexual assault. They're hoping it's Japan's Me Too moment
At least a dozen men have come forward this year to say they were sexually assaulted as teenagers by Johnny Kitagawa, a...
Japan entertainment company launches probe into sexual abuse allegations against founder
A major Japanese talent agency has begun an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against its founder
Priceless painting looted by Nazis during World War II returns to Poland from Japan
Authorities in Poland say that a priceless 16th century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi Germany during World Wa...
Review: Japan bestseller ‘Honeybees’ is an ode to creatives
Riku Onda’s “Honeybees and Distant Thunder” is a meandering ode to music, artists and nature
Japan auteur Kitano's latest samurai film headed to Cannes
Takeshi Kitano’s new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story without heroes, mercile...
Boston Symphony Orchestra to embark on 4-city tour of Japan
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a four-city tour of Japan next month, for its first overseas engagements s...
Japan toughens defamation penalties after wrestler's suicide
Japan’s parliament has approved tougher penalties for criminal defamation in a move prompted by a bullied wrestler’s sui...
Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes
The documentary film about the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics has had it first public viewing