Just one U.S. release squeaked into Japan's top-ten list for 2021 — Universal's 'F9: The Fast Saga' — as imported blockbusters claimed just 21 percent of the market. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

Netflix has unveiled a hefty list of upcoming Japanese titles, including both anime and live-action films and series. The company is hosting a two-day event this week – the Netflix Japan Festival 2021 ...

More than 70% of Japan’s population has received the COVID-19 vaccines, and the government is moving ahead with a booster shot in December. But a conservative radio host in the U.S. falsely claimed, ...

ENIWA, Japan — Dozens of tanks and soldiers fired explosives and machine guns in drills Monday on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, a main stronghold for a nation that is perhaps the world’s ...

Here’s some good news to see out another dismal year for cinemas. Anime films dominate the 2021 box-office ranking in Japan, a market famously friendly toward animation. These figures are correct as ...

Nissan closed the year 2021 in Japan with 10,843 LEAF sales, which is pretty close to the 2020 result. A relatively strong result of over 3,000 units in Q4 indicates that the LEAF keeps rolling after ...

Japan’s premiere sales chart Oricon has released a list of the biggest selling manga of this year in Japan. Yes, 2021 isn’t quite over yet, but hey, we’re close enough. The data has been collected ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. It’s that time of year again and 2021, despite all its innumerable ...