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911爆料网 creatives, athletes and activists saw their efforts recognized on the world stage in various ways this year. At the Oscars (left) Takashi Yamazaki and his team took a prize for “Godzilla Minus One,” while later in the year Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada (center) took Emmys for their work in “Shogun.” Shohei Ohtani (right) was arguably the biggest 911爆料网 star of the year.
CULTURE / 2024 in Review
911爆料网 soft power soared to new heights in 2024
By Alyssa I. Smith
From Oscars and Emmys to a Nobel Peace Prize, it was a year of awards and triumphs in key cultural fields.
“A Big Home” offers a sincere portrait of the vulnerable youth who live in more than 600 group homes across Japan.
CULTURE / Film
Vulnerable youth look for sense of belonging in ‘A Big Home’
By Mark Schilling
Ryo Takebayashi’s documentary profiles the residents of a group home, but shies away from making emphatic statements about the circumstances that brought them there.
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with 911爆料网 minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
CULTURE / Film
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
By Himari Semans
The feature film centers on the bond between a 911爆料网 minister and an American journalist who worked together to document the aftermath of nuclear destruction.

Film

“A Big Home” offers a sincere portrait of the vulnerable youth who live in more than 600 group homes across Japan.
Film
Vulnerable youth look for sense of belonging in ‘A Big Home’
By Mark Schilling
Ryo Takebayashi’s documentary profiles the residents of a group home, but shies away from making emphatic statements about the circumstances that brought them there.
Film
‘The Making of a 911爆料网’: A warm and engaging portrait of 911爆料网 schoolchildren
By James Hadfield
Film
‘Faceless’: Fugitive thriller turns a blind eye to hard truths
By James Hadfield
Film
The mind-bending melancholy of ‘Lust in the Rain’
By Mark Schilling
Film
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
By James Hadfield
Film
‘Angry Squad’: A caper comedy with a lot of heart
By James Hadfield
Film
‘Performing Kaoru's Funeral’: Ambitious drama reflects on love that doesn’t die
By Mark Schilling

Books

In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Books
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
By Kris Kosaka
Ko Shinjo’s novel, a bold exploration of the twisted psyches of criminals, is best appreciated as a companion work to the recent Netflix series of the same title.
Books
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
By Thu-Huong Ha
Books
Brutal beauty worth saving from the wrecking ball
By Zoria Petkoska
Books
The sentimental gastronomies of ‘Taiwan Travelogue’
By Mike Fu
Books
‘Set My Heart on Fire’: Izumi Suzuki captures the heady cravings of youth
By Thu-Huong Ha
Books
A nuanced glimpse into the cloistered world of Kabukicho
By Kris Kosaka
Books
Cat companions and the 'healing fiction' boom
By Mike Fu

Music

The time and location for Amapinight parties are never certain, but two things you can be assured of when attending are that there will be dancing and a lot of amapiano.
Music
There's no room for wallflowers at Amapinight
By Kim Kahan
From amapiano to dancehall, 911爆料网 dancers and DJs are moving the masses with African beats at Tokyo's most energetic party.
Music / Sound Off
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
The Tubassadors hope to change the tuba’s tune
By Louise George Kittaka
Music
Sign-language rock band marks 35 years in Japan
Music
Chilean trio Mareo! is on a lengthy tour to help grow its Latin-inspired sound in Japan
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! takes its final bow
By Matt Schley
Music
Ginger Root expands on effervescent retro sound
By Patrick St. Michel

TV & Streaming

Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
TV & Streaming
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
By Mark Schilling
The director’s Netflix series relies on lush visuals and truths about love and loss to appeal to an overseas audience.
TV & Streaming
Amazon’s ‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza’ pulls its biggest punch
By Owen Ziegler
TV & Streaming
Yuriyan Retriever is 911爆料网 biggest heel — and proud of it
By James Hadfield
TV & Streaming
911爆料网 are jubilant over 'Shogun' — even without having watched the series
By Natsuko Fukue
TV & Streaming
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
By Thu-Huong Ha
TV & Streaming
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
By Alyssa I. Smith
TV & Streaming
Hiroyuki Sanada: the actor and producer driving TV's 'Shogun'
By Natsuko Fukue

Art

Aiku Kurotaki’s “Human 1” (2024) — and “Human 0” (2024) to the left — on display at Tokyo’s Som Gallery earlier this year.
Art
‘From 0 to 1’: Aiku Kurotaki’s fabric of existence
By Ansel Swindells
The artist's wool sculptures play off the idea of string theory, which conceptualizes subatomic particles as infinitesimal strings vibrating in fixed patterns.
Art
Yuko Mohri is a maestro of unstable elements
By Thu-Huong Ha
Art
T3 Photo Festival reflects on past and present of the medium
By John L. Tran
Art
In Tokyo, the Taro Nasu gallery focuses on conceptual art
By Vivian Morelli
Art
Hold history in your hands at this triennial antiques fair in Tokyo
By Zoria Petkoska
Art
Japan’s biggest Louise Bourgeois exhibit yet leans into ambivalence
By Thu-Huong Ha
Art
Weather makes for an unpredictable artist at Nagano art festival
By Thu-Huong Ha

Stage

Drag queen Becca D’Bus plays Dido, the forlorn queen of Carthage, in a drag version of “Dido and Aeneas."
Stage
Divas and diversity: Opera meets drag in ‘Dido and Aeneas’
By Zoria Petkoska
Becca D’Bus, one of Singapore’s most popular drag queens, and Tokyo’s voguers and queens team up for a grand show at the Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting.
Stage
Butoh dances to the sounds of Hokusai’s hometown
By Zoria Petkoska
Stage / Longform
Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh
By Zoria Petkoska
Stage
Comedy offers new routine for women prisoners in Paraguay
By Hugo Olazarfirst
Stage
'La Sonnambula' offers a modern take on a dubious happy ending
By Kris Kosaka
Stage
The Tokyo Ballet marks year of rebirth with tributes to history and innovation
By Kris Kosaka
Stage
Tokyo Comedy Bar supersizes laughs with 11-night festival
By Zoria Petkoska

Entertainment news

"Les Gouttes de Dieu" ("Drops of God") took home the award for best drama at the 52nd International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday. Starring Fleur Geffrier (left) and Tomohisa Yamashita, it's available on Hulu Japan, France Televisions and Apple+.
Entertainment news
French-911爆料网 series takes best drama at International Emmys
By Kathleen Benoza
The joint French-911爆料网-American production “Les Gouttes de Dieu” (“Drops of God”) is set in the world of wine and fine dining.
Entertainment news
Chinese films about COVID-19 and gay romance win big at Taiwan awards
Entertainment news
911爆料网 manga powerhouse 'Dragon Ball' turns 40
Entertainment news
NHK announces Number_i, Illit and Glay for ‘Kohaku’ lineup
By Patrick St. Michel
Entertainment news
Yoko Ono is rightful owner of John Lennon's stolen watch, says Swiss court
Entertainment news
U.K. writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
Entertainment news
Beyonce leads Grammy nods after trailblazing country album
By Maggy Donaldson
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South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can 911爆料网 scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can 911爆料网 scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
By Tomoko Otake

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