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Big Screen Spotlight | Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest explores the tenderness and cruelty of childhood with a Rashomon-style narrative structure

“Kyoto is not a theme park,” the famous area’s council has warned

Long dominated by the United States, the Asia-Pacific region is grappling with an increasingly assertive China. Tensions are mounting around Taiwan and in the South China Sea, both in the air and on the water, with numerous incidents of late involving Chinese fighter planes, collisions between ships and reefs being…

People send me tapes from all over. I have copies from Germany and Japan

Shabaka Hutchings is at the height of his powers as a saxophonist – but has given it up to play a Japanese flute that takes years to master. In London and Brazil, the multiple Mercury nominee explains why he has to resist the easy path, even if it puts his…

‘We will never forget Akira Toriyama for the gift he left on this earth. I can't imagine a world without Dragon Ball’

Ferrari made wholesale changes to its car after its drivers struggled throughout 2023 with its unpredictable behaviour and sensitivity to changing conditions. That made it particularly hard for Leclerc and Sainz to keep up their race pace, often qualifying well before dropping far behind the Red Bulls. But while Red…

Six couples sued the Japanese government on Friday seeking the right to use different surnames after marriage, filing the case to coincide with International Women's Day.

Revised Japan Q4 GDP data shows positive economic performance, indicating resilience and hope for recovery.