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Actor Timothee Chalamet attends the 98th Oscars Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, last month.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 16, 2026
Has Timothee Chalamet blown his Oscars chances again?
The actor’s recent comments on ballet and opera aren’t likely to have an effect on voting, but his character’s ego might.
Ryo Yoshizawa accepts the award for best actor at the Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony on Friday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 14, 2026
‘Kokuho’ dominates Japan Academy Film Prize with 10 wins
Japan’s answer to the Oscars crowns Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama after its historic box-office run.
Lee Sang-il's "Kokuho" won big at this year's Japan Academy Film Prize awards.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 14, 2026
The 49th Japan Academy Film Prize winners: Full list
Lee Sang-il’s kabuki epic “Kokuho” led this year’s ceremony. See every award recipient from Japan’s biggest movie night.
Katayama works with analog photography and handicraft practices such as embroidery and needlework, designing and handsewing objects she attaches to her body that she then captures in self-portraits.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 2, 2026
Mari Katayama wins inaugural Mori Art Prize
The biennial Mori Art Award, among the largest payouts for a single contemporary artist in Japan, was established in 2025.
The winners of the 70th Kunio Kishida Prize for Playwriting are Sho Hasumi (left) with “Romance” and Emi Oishi with “Drool Ferris Wheel.”
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 26, 2026
Kishida Prize crowns wordsmiths in the theater world
The 70th iteration of the annual Kunio Kishida Prize for Playwriting announces two winners.
Director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (left) and cast members Riku Hagiwara and Miyu Irino attend a press conference to promote the movie "A New Dawn" at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 18.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2026
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya emerges as anime’s new auteur with ‘A New Dawn’ in Berlin
A handcrafted debut blends tradition, reinvention and ecological urgency on the international stage.
Bad Bunny accepts the award for album of the year for "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 2, 2026
Bad Bunny wins top honors in politically charged Grammy Awards
For the first time, a Spanish-language album took album of the year, and Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and other winners used their speeches to speak out on immigration and protest.
Actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announce the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday. Kabuki drama "Kokuho" scored a nod for best makeup and hairstyling.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 23, 2026
‘Kokuho’ leads Japan Academy Film Prize nominations but falls short at the Oscars
The hit kabuki drama had been on the shortlist for best international feature, but still received recognition for hair and makeup.
The Golden Bear nomination for "A New Dawn" marks the first time in three years that a Japanese film has been selected to compete for the Berlin International Film Festival’s top prize.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 22, 2026
Japanese anime ‘A New Dawn’ nominated for Berlin film festival’s top honor
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s debut feature is competing for the Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear as Japan’s first contender for the top prize in three years.
From left: Naoki Prize winner Teru Shimazu and Akutagawa Prize winners Ushio Hatakeyama and Makoto Toriyama pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 14.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 14, 2026
Time and history win big at most prestigious Japanese book awards
The Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize in January 2026 were awarded to Makoto Toriyama, Ushio Hatakeyama and Teru Shimazu.
"One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson (second from right) poses with producer Sara Murphy (far left) and cast members Teyana Taylor (second from left) and Chase Infiniti at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes. The film won four of its nine nominations including best director and best screenplay. Taylor won best supporting actress.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 12, 2026
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ triumph at Golden Globes
Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller and TV’s teen murder saga “Adolescence” each received four prizes, but the night’s final award was its biggest surprise.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a news conference in Oslo on Dec. 11.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2026
Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado hint
U.S. President Donald Trump has long expressed interest in winning the ‍prize and ‍has at times linked it to diplomatic achievements.
“Jackson Alone” follows four mixed-race, queer young men as they navigate the fallout after a revenge porn video surfaces at the titular character’s place of work.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 7, 2026
Part seedy, part satire, all bite: ‘Jackson Alone’ tackles issues others rarely touch
The dark satire novella “Jackson Alone” is the first book by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Jose Ando to be translated into English.
Nobel laureate in chemistry Susumu Kitagawa (left), and Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine Shimon Sakaguchi smile during a news conference in Stockholm on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
‘A great honor’: Japanese Nobel winners fondly recall award ceremony
“It was a great honor,” said Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Nobel laureate in chemistry Susumu Kitagawa poses with his award during the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2025
Japanese scientists Sakaguchi and Kitagawa receive Nobel Prizes
The total number of Japanese-born Nobel laureates, including those with U.S. nationality, is now 30.
Ana Corina Sosa (second from left), receives the Nobel Peace Prize for her mother, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, from the Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jorgen Watne Frydnes next to a photo of Machado, in Oslo on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 10, 2025
Democracies must fight for freedom, Nobel laureate Machado says
The 58-year-old engineer was due to receive the award at Oslo City Hall, in defiance of a decadelong travel ban, but was unable to reach the Norwegian capital in time.
"Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last Days" traces the trailblazing musician’s life after his terminal cancer diagnosis, showing how he confronted mortality while continuing to create.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 26, 2025
NHK’s ‘Last Days’ wins International Emmy for Ryuichi Sakamoto portrait
The documentary lands Japan’s sole prize at the ceremony honoring television from around the world.
Shohei Ohtani has won four MVP awards in MLB after his latest win this season.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2025
Japanese fans express pride after Shohei Ohtani wins fourth MVP Award
Ohtani was named American League MVP with the Angels in 2021 and 2023 and has won the award in the National League with the Dodgers in the past two seasons.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2025
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
Ohtani joined Barry Bonds as the only players to win at least four MVP awards.
Shogi player Sota Fujii wins the 38th Ryuo championship on Thursday in the city of Kyoto, earning "eisei" lifetime status for the title.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2025
Shogi star Sota Fujii becomes third player to earn ‘eisei’ Ryuo status
The 23-year-old currently holds six of the traditional Japanese board game’s eight major titles.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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