Writers in Kyoto is an English-language literary salon formed by writer John Dougill in 2015 to create a "sense of community" for writers connected to ...

Toyoko Yamasaki's "The Barren Zone" is a chilling portrayal of the harsh realities of being a POW and the social difficulties faced by survivors upon ...

In "Mishima, Aesthetic Terrorist," Andrew Rankin takes us to the less-visited corners of Mishima's complete works, the intellectual essays that were the fount for the ...

Fans flocked Friday to the opening of the first film released by Kyoto Animation Co. since a deadly arson attack in July on one of ...

It was a week of surprise twists, tearful goodbyes and shocking news, but before we get to the good stuff, we have to go over ...

Eleven more women have accused Spanish opera star Placido Domingo of sexual misconduct, allegations that the leading tenor described on Thursday as “riddled with inconsistencies.”The ...

The Crunchyroll Expo in Callifornia sees Japanese animation enthusiasts gather to meet their heroes and embrace all aspects of anime fandom.

Kyoto Animation Co. said Thursday all of the victims of the July arson attack on one of its animation studios will be named in the ...

Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers prepare for two dates in Tokyo at which their 1998 hit album 'This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours' will ...

German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, credited with inventing the concept of the supermodel in the 1980s, has died aged 74, a message on his Instagram ...

Actor Hayato Kakizawa explains how he went from performing in 'Mary Poppins' on Broadway to being picked to play Sherlock Holmes in Koki Mitani's new ...

Masahide Ichii delivers a drama about family members dealing with their own long-standing resentments while facing an impending typhoon

The new album from Ogre You Asshole draws on funk, beach rhythms and '90s video game soundtracks to deliver a chilled-out, laid-back long player

Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda was recognized as Asian filmmaker of the year at a major festival in South Korea on Wednesday, where his latest work will ...

The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival gets underway on Oct. 28, and is set to open with the 50th installment of the long-running, record-setting Japanese ...

Entertainers flocked to a Tokyo memorial event on Wednesday for Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of one of the country’s most powerful talent agencies that produced ...

Hollywood success came so suddenly for Julie Andrews, she said it felt like “an assault.” The 83-year-old star is nothing but grateful for everything that’s ...

Forget its reputation as art for the culturally elite. If Italian superstar tenor Vittorio Grigolo has his way, modern opera will soon take its place ...

Julian Opie's schematic reductions of people, animals and landscapes to planes of color may un and casual, but it's not just eye-candy — he gets ...

Sept. 10-Dec. 15Founded by the British businessman Samuel Courtauld (1876-1947), The Courtauld Gallery in London houses works from the Renaissance to the 20th century and ...