ENTERTAINMENT
Funeral Parade of Roses: Five Facts About Japan’s New Wave Masterpiece
Equal parts seriousness and absurdity, Matsumoto Toshio's 1960 countercultural classic captures a tumultuous time in the history of modern Japan.
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ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
Message from Space: Why “Japan’s Star Wars” Was a Domestic Dud
In 1978, the Toei Company rushed a Star Wars knock-off into theaters. It nearly blew up on the launchpad. Here's why (and…
HISTORY
Akutagawa Ryunosuke: A Life of Intense and Fleeting Genius
A brilliant author. A tragic trajectory. A powerful legacy. Learn more about the writer whose works inspired one of Kurosawa's most famous…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
The Five Hot New Japanese Words Even Many Japanese Don’t Know
The distance learning company U-CAN has announced its list of new and trendy words for 2018. Discover the five words that even…
NEWS
You Don’t Know Gunma! Series Pokes Fun at “The New Jersey of Japan”
A comic book about the quirks of "the prefecture that time forgot" received a movie version last year, and is now airing…
NEWS
Watch Palmes d’Or-Winning Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Previous Hit on Amazon
Japanese hit director Kore-eda Hirokazu's latest isn't scheduled for US release until later this year, but you can see some of his…