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It coulda been a contender. Sadly, 24 Japan - a Japanese remake of an American classic - was dead on arrival. What went wrong?
A film currently streaming on Netflix provides a sensitive and nuanced introduction to the modern lives of the Ainu people.
Offended by these Japanese ads on YouTube? It's not just you - they're universally despised in Japan as well.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' first exhibit is all about Miyazaki. But the master director and the Oscars have a complex history.
Yes, there's an American football playoff in Japan with a long and proud tradition - but some wonder whether it's really a fair contest.
Japanese film maestro Akira Kurosawa was at his lowest point - and then the Soviets stepped in.
How a book that was first rejected as too dark and too close to current events became a breakaway hit and a movie that gained worldwide attention.
Learn about the origins of a musical genre that can soothe the soul - and discover some of the trendsetting Japanese artists who have shaped it.
Our Studio Ghibli countdown enters the top 10 as Noah Oskow ticks off what he sees as the cream of the crop from the history-making animation powerhouse.