Dancer Michael Sakamoto on “time/life/beauty,” his collaboration with DJ Spooky that fuses hip-hop and butoh to honor the late Japanese musical innovator.
The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to ...
The Olympic figure skating pairs competition ended with Japan taking gold and Team USA getting two top 10 finishes. See full ...
Japan's manufacturing industry, including the automotive sector, saw a notable decline in its business performance for the April-December period of fiscal 2025, which ends March 2026, according to the ...
The race for the podium in the women’s event is a tight one, with a crowded field including U.S. and Japanese skaters, as ...
Most of the pairs in the competition struggled with mistakes—until Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara took to the ice and drew the only standing ovation of the evening.
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Ken Watanabe, Japan’s leading international star, tackles a truly different kind of role in the decades-spanning drama “Kokuho.” ...
It turns out Ricky Martin’s appearance during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night wasn’t the last time viewers would hear from the singer this week: The Latin superstar was all over the ...
According to esthetician Kyoko Getz, J-beauty begins with respect for the skin’s natural rhythm. “It isn’t about forcing quick results or masking imperfections, but about protecting and nurturing the ...
It was a medal upset no one anticipated heading into the 2026 Winter Olympics, but despite a season-best performance from U.S. ice dancing stars Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the new French ice dance ...
Japan’s rise to global economic dominance was unmatched in the late 20th century. Yet, in just four decades, the country has struggled with slow growth, debt, and demographic crises. This video breaks ...