The latest feature from 94-year-old director Yōji Yamada ('The Hidden Blade') follows a cabbie and elderly passenger on one long, nostalgic ride through Japan’s capital.

Billed as Netflix Japan's tentpole title for the year, Last Samurai Standing stars Junichi Okada, as one of 292 fallen samurais who assemble for a survival game.

Scientists in Japan have discovered Physalia mikazuki, a previously unknown species of Portuguese man-of-war, in northern waters for the first time. DNA and anatomical analysis confirmed it as ...

Most Godzilla movies were made in Japan, where the series originated, including great ones like Shin Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as ...

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. ( OTCPK:CCOJY) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 31, 2025 4:30 AM EDT Good evening. This is Gomi, Head of Investor Relations for Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings.

Anime fans can attest that while plot, animation, and world-building are all key components to a successful franchise, there ...

Born in 1534, Hosokawa Fujitaka was no ordinary samurai. A scholar, poet, and warrior, he fought through Japan’s most violent ...

Saigo Takamori helped shape modern Japan — and then died fighting it. Born a low-ranking samurai, he rose to become a national hero during the Meiji Restoration, helping to end 200 years of isolation.

The Tokyo International Film Festival featured a conversation between Yamada Yoji, director of 'Tokyo Taxi,' and 'Kokuho' ...

A scene from SAMURAI FURY. Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment The year is 1461 (for the movie, SAMURAI FURY, not us, though many think we’re regressing globally). Japan is in a state of chaos.

Japan Society has revealed that Shinichiro Watanabe, the acclaimed director behind “Cowboy Bebop,” “Samurai Champloo” and ...