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Kyushu high schooler Tatsuhiko (Soya Kurokawa, left) falls in love with Yoon-seul (Kim Ji-an), a South Korean exchange student, in Chun Jin-rung’s “Three Millimeters to You.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2026
‘Three Millimeters to You’: A hokey but heartfelt tale of cross-cultural first love
By James Hadfield
Chun Jin-rung’s debut feature falls squarely in the “seishun eiga” genre, with both over-the-top sentimentality and real sweetness.
Two years after the events of “Godzilla Minus One,” the titular monster returns to wreak havoc on postwar Japanese society in Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2026
Action thrills best treacly drama in ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’
By Mark Schilling
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” soars to ever greater heights in visual effects, even if its human performances are overblown.
Kodansha's Kaqreal label is seeking to branch out beyond traditional publishing and find new customers among a populace that is eschewing print in favor of screen-based content.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 11, 2026
Kodansha launches journalistic manga imprint Kaqreal
By Ariana King
Amid a slump in physical book sales, the publisher is pursuing various new projects through its innovation lab.
Director Takashi Yamazaki gained a newfound understanding of the undercurrent of anxiety in postwar Japan through making “Godzilla Minus One” and “Godzilla Minus Zero.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 10, 2026
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ director sees the monster as a mirror
By Sebastien Raineri
Real-world anxieties have always underlain the monster movie franchise, says Takashi Yamazaki, director of 今日吃瓜 first “Filmed for IMAX” production.
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 9, 2026
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
By Alyssa I. Smith
Opening-day takings marked the highest single-day box office revenue for a live-action film in Japanese history, according to the film’s X account.
Koji Yakusho plays Gen Takasegawa, a once-successful, now-forgotten actor, in the off-kilter comedy “Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?” on Netflix.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 9, 2026
‘Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?’: The comedy and horror of being forgotten
By Gabriella Geisinger
“Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?” is a genuinely funny, uplifting and heartwarming watch — if you can get over its slightly problematic premise.
A woman takes photos at the ruins of a bathhouse at the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a filming location for the TV drama “Vivant,” in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Oct. 25.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 8, 2026
Azerbaijan welcoming ‘set-jetting’ fans of Japan TV drama ‘Vivant’
Fans of popular Japanese TV drama “Vivant” have flocked to Azerbaijan, where the second season of the hit series was filmed.
Eleven countries are competing in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Nov. 14.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 8, 2026
Eurovision brings pop and politics to Asia
By Alice Ritchie
Eurovision is the world’s biggest televised live music event, launching the careers of artists such as ABBA and Celine Dion.
Atsushi Nishigori’s three-part anthology “Grotesqqque” dives into fantastical worlds with plenty of panache.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 8, 2026
Sci-fi anime anthology ‘Grotesqqque’ prizes style over substance
By Matt Schley
The three-part feature is uneven and at times overwhelming, but ultimately a fun romp through the mind of Atsushi Nishigori.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2026
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
By Victoria Bennett
Mariko Mori’s first solo exhibition in 24 years thrusts her back in the spotlight in Japan.
Kanna (Mayu Matsuoka, left) and Haseo (Ryo Narita) are college friends who rekindle an intimate, undefined relationship in Yukiko Mishima’s “Two Cigarettes, Three Nights.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 5, 2026
‘Two Cigarettes, Three Nights’: An artist takes solace in an undefinable intimacy
By Mark Schilling
Yukiko Mishima’s latest film is a sensitive and imaginative portrait of an artist’s life-changing reunion with an old friend.
Lead actors Sara Klimoska (fourth from left) and Filip Trajkovikj (fourth from right) and producer Jane Kortoshev (third from right) accepted the Tokyo Grand Prix for "Sister Brother Manhole Cover."
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 4, 2026
‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’ wins top prize at Tokyo International Film Festival
By Erik Augustin Palm
Directed by Milcho Manchevski, the film took the Tokyo Grand Prix, earning top honors among 15 entries in the Competition section.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
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