The details and entries for all 62 categories in the inaugural Music Awards Japan, set for May 21 and 22 in Kyoto, have been announced. Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) has been named the Symbol of Music ...

When it comes to media, Japan is one of the greatest exporters of creative content. Whether it's Japanese film, video games, anime, or novels, the country consistently delivers quality storytelling ...

A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress. By Alex Williams Miho Nakayama, a reigning J-pop star of the 1980s who broke through to ...

Japan’s Biggest Bank Joins K2 Pictures’ Indie Film Fund (Exclusive) MUFG Bank’s multimillion-dollar investment in Tokyo’s K2 Pictures — unveiled at Cannes with support from auteurs like Hirokazu ...

The Development Bank of Japan’s investment in the Tokyo-based startup — launched at Cannes with backing from auteurs like Hirokazu Kore-eda and Takashi Miike — signals growing institutional support ...

Future seasons of the Emmy-winning “Shogun” could finally film in Japan if the country addresses critical infrastructure and incentive gaps, Emmy-winning producer Miyagawa Eriko indicated during a ...

The Tokyo-based director’s debut feature film weaves personal relationships with larger sociopolitical themes, creating what Sora described as “differences in scale” between intimate character ...