What makes Japanese people Japanese?” That’s the question director Ema Ryan Yamazaki set out to explore in her ...

Critics’ picks for entertainment in the week ahead.

The writer arrives in Seoul during the Gwangju massacre, witnessing widespread fear under martial law. Decades later, the ...

This Week In Games! is written from idyllic Portland by Jean-Karlo Lemus. When not collaborating with Anime News Network, ...

The recent debate about whether we should call the holiday “Chinese New Year” or “Lunar New Year" has made me reflect on the ...

Dir. Gabriel Mascaro. Brazil/Mexico/Netherlands/Chile 2025. 86mins.

Historical anime fans who enjoyed The Apothecary Diaries are spoiled with choice when it comes to other, similar anime of the same genre.

Some historical gestures should never be revived. The yi greeting, once common in ancient China, is thankfully not one of ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

Variety breaks down the best TV performances of the 21st century, from Jeremy Allen White to Emma Stone and Sydney Sweeney.

Now, Obayashi’s teenage symphonies are getting their flowers in Obayashi ‘80s, a film series presented by the Japan Society in New York, running from February 7 through February 14 ...

TOKYO -- A Japanese retailer that competes in the dollar store segment of the U.S. market will aim higher with a new discount format that sells lifestyle products for around $4. Daiso Industries ...