As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

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Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra preached patience as fans clamored for rookie center Kel’el Ware to get an opportunity. So far, everyone is coming out a winner. Ware, the No. 15 pick in June’s ...

Directed by Masayuki Suo, the film was a box-office success both in Japan and America. Roger Ebert said of the film, “[it is] one of the more completely entertaining movies I've seen in a while ...